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A new variant of Covid, BA.2.86 nicknamed Pirola, has caught the attention of health chiefs in the UK, causing them to rush forward the Autumn booster jab programme
Rates remain highest among people aged 85 and over.
The new BA.2.86 variant of SARS-CoV-2—nicknamed “Pirola”—is now likely to be spreading in the community in the UK, the government has said after an outbreak was reported at a care home. The variant, which contains many mutations to the spike gene and was first detected in Denmark in late July,1 has been identified in several countries including Canada, Israel, Portugal, South Africa, and Sweden, as well as the UK and the US. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) had detected 34 cases in England to 4 September, of which five people were admitted …
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) quickly brought forward its vaccination programme, seeing as there has been an outbreak in a Norfolk care home, that saw all 28 cases confirmed to be BA.2.86
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