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It is too soon to know if the rise is linked to the latest variant BA.2.86.
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The strain is highly mutated but not yet considered a concern by health officials.
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Some groups of people will be able to receive their jabs sooner
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Move in England comes after detection of high-mutated coronavirus variant that is spreading around the world
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The Government said vaccinations would start on September 11 following advice from the UK Health Security Agency.
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The Government said vaccinations would start on September 11 following advice from the UK Health Security Agency.
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Scientists are concerned about BA2. 86, also known as the ‘Pirola’ strain, due to its high number of genetic variants
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CDC said that scientists discovered a new coronavirus variant, BA 2.86, and that higher-risk persons should be cautious
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Hospital admissions from coronavirus up 12.5 per cent for the week ending 29 July
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Alert over variant with more mutations than usual comes as infections rising but booster jabs scaled back
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The new Covid strain was placed under the World Health Organisation’s monitoring list on Thursday due to the ‘large number of mutations it carries’
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Health officials said the BA.2.86 mutation was detected in the UK on Friday.
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It is unclear whether BA.2.86 causes more severe disease but its detection in several countries has put scientists on alert
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Hospital admissions from coronavirus up 12.5 per cent for the week ending 29 July
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Spread of new variant could cause extreme pressure on NHS and cause more damaging long-term health problems, Independent Sage expert says
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Hospital admissions from coronavirus up 12.5 per cent for the week ending 29 July
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Hospital admissions from coronavirus up 12.5 per cent for the week ending 29 July
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Experts are not too concerned about a new variant of Covid but say monitoring should continue.
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Spread of new variant could cause extreme pressure on NHS and cause more damaging long-term health problems, Sage expert says
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Spread of new variant could cause extreme pressure on NHS and cause more damaging long-term health problems, Sage expert says