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19.05.2021 - 19:33 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
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Nearly 3,000 cases of the Indian coronavirus variant of concern have been identified in the UK - an increase of 600 since Monday.
The Health Secretary told MPs on Wednesday that surge testing and extra vaccine supplies were being deployed in a number of areas to control the spread of the highly transmissible strain.
Matt Hancock said 2,967 cases of the B1617.2 variant had been found, up from the 2,323 declared at
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Pfizer vaccine have fewer antibodies to variant of Covid first discovered in India, new research suggests. A study from the Francis Crick Institute found that older people are most at risk with levels of antibodies getting lower with increasing age.
St Andrew's House in Edinburgh earlier today the First Minister said the situation is giving cause for concern but that vaccines are providing hope. The number of people testing positive for the covid-19 has tripled in the last month with 992 new cases identified in the last 24-hour period.
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