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The first question is, is a virus capable of spreading? and this one is spreading rapidly in many areas. so, for example, in the gauteng area of south africa up to 90% of the cases that have been reported are of this new variant, so spread is clear and it is spreading around the world, so it has achieved the first thing, it definitely can spread. the second question is, to what extent is that because it is able to escape immunity from prior infection or from vaccination? we do not at this stage no, but what we do know is that there are quite extensive mutations on the spike protein, which is a...

It diverges _ very extensive mutation which means it diverges quite significantly from previous— it diverges quite significantly from previous configurations of the virus: _ previous configurations of the virus. and _ previous configurations of the virus, and as a result it might at least, _ virus, and as a result it might at least, in — virus, and as a result it might at least, in part, reduce the protection of our vaccines over time — protection of our vaccines over time so— protection of our vaccines over time. so we need to take targeted and proportionate measures now as a precauti...

Vaccihes— information on the ability of this vaccines to protect against the virus. — vaccines to protect against the virus. but _ vaccines to protect against the virus, but that is going to take a little _ virus, but that is going to take a little bit — virus, but that is going to take a little bit of— virus, but that is going to take a little bit of time, so at the moment the models — little bit of time, so at the moment the models are more sort of if it spreads— the models are more sort of if it spreads very fast, of course it is going _ spreads very fast, of course it is going ...

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Think i would just repeat what i said at the beginning, that i think the uk continues to be in a much, much stronger position. we continue to be in a strong position largely thanks to the speed of the vaccine roll—out and now the booster roll—out, and as for your question about christmas, i think i'm going to stick with the formula i've used before, which is that i'm pretty confident or absolutely confident this christmas will be considerably better than last christmas, if that will do for the time being on that one. patrick.— one. patrick. you are quite right. the thing that — one. pa...