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Promise that we will get at least 100 million vaccinations. that s not people, because sometimes you need more than one shot of the vaccination, but 100 million shots in people s arms of the vaccine. the us travel bans come amid intense concern over new strains of the virus and whether the vaccines will work against them. the new variants have been spreading fast in a number of different countries including the uk, brazil and south africa. 0ur science crrespondent rebecca morelle has been looking at why these new variants are such a threat and how to deal with future mutations as they come along. a year into the pandemic, and the virus is changing. new variants are emerging around the world, altering its structure and the way the virus behaves. the variant spreading in the uk has a significant mutation. it s called n501y and it changes the spike of the virus. ....
The headlines on bbc news. a row over vaccines as the eu threatens to restrict supplies to other countries if it doesn t get what it says is its fair share, the uk says not to worry the growing toll of coronavirus new figures which suggest more than 100,000 people have now died with covid 19 across the uk, and more than 30,000 in care homes in england and wales. 10 days, quarantine in a hotel when you arrive back in england and you pay.. the government plan which could scupper summer holiday plans. you are watching bbc news. let s cross now to northern ireland where first minister arlene foster is outlining details of a report into mother and baby homes. this was a storm and commissioned piece of research carried out by queen s university and ulster university examining whether a public inquiry should be held into the homes this was a stormont ....
The less chance there is of mutations arising, or being selected. it sjust like rolling a dice the fewer times you roll it the less chance there is that you roll a six. there is still much to learn about the new variants and urgent studies are under way to see if the one first identified in the uk is more deadly. but the whole world needs to step up surveillance to keep ahead of this rapidly evolving pandemic. rebecca morrelle, bbc news. that is relevant for our next guest. we re joined by the vaccine minister, nadhim zahawi. we will talk to you about the vaccine and supply issues but another issue tied in closely to what we just heard and also we have spoken about this morning, is the discussion around quarantine for those who arrive in the uk. can you bring viewers up to date on where we sit with that? ....
In the us, scientists are studying every possible mutation to the spike nearly 4,000 of them to flag which ones are the most dangerous. if we start out by looking at all possible mutations, then as things change in nature, we can look back at our reference table of data and see how these mutations might affect immunity rather than always trying to catch up with the virus and always being one step behind. we can t stop more mutations from appearing, but our actions will affect how quickly this happens. we really need to get the prevalence down, because the less viruses out there in fewer people, the less chance there is of any mutations arising or being selected. it s just like rolling a dice. the fewer times you roll it, the less chance there is that you roll a six. there s still much to learn about the new variants, and urgent studies are under way ....
These new variants have been spreading fast in a number of different countries. 0ur science correspondent rebecca morelle has been looking at why they are such a threat and how to deal with future mutations as they come along. a year into the pandemic, and the virus is changing. new variants are emerging around the world, altering its structure and the waythe virus behaves. the variant spelling in the uk has a significant mutation. it s called n601y and it changes the spike of the virus. that spike is like a key opening up a lock. it inserts into receptors and enters ourselves. the mutation gives this key a much better fit, mutation gives this key a much betterfit, which is how it can infect more people. the variant in south africa and a separate one in brazil has another worrying mutation. it s called ea84k01y and ....