U.K. Scientists Racing To Find Out If The New Mutant Strain Of Covid-19 Is Vulnerable To Current Vaccines

Daily Mail: Scientists at top secret government base Porton Down race to find if new mutant strain is vulnerable to vaccine as variant is now detected throughout Wales and in parts of Scotland

* Scientists race to find out if the new strain is vulnerable to current vaccines

* MoD scientists at Porton Down laboratory are looking into the new variation

* Dr Susan Hopkins said that the new variant of coronavirus has spread to other parts of the UK, but in smaller numbers

* Welsh health minister confirmed the new strain was 'in every part of Wales'

Scientists are racing to find out if the new mutant strain of Covid-19 is vulnerable to current vaccines as the virus threatens parts of the UK.

Ministry of Defence scientists at the secretive Porton Down laboratory, near Salisbury, Wiltshire, are looking into why the new variation spreads so rapidly, why it has become dominant, and if it can be fought off through current vaccines, the Mirror reports.

Batches have been dispatched to the site to undergo tests as part of a project called 'Human Challenge', but experts warn the process could take as long as two weeks.

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WNU Editor: Good point .... 'Show us the evidence': Scientists call for clarity on claim that new Covid-19 variant strain is 70% more contagious (Daily Mail).

Update: Everyone is nervous .... Stocks, sterling unsettled as new virus strain shuts UK (Reuters).

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