Prognosis
U.K. Covid Strain Gets Mutation That Raises Vaccine Concern
- Scientists identify virus mutation in a handful of cases
- Vaccine makers are working on boosters to deal with variants
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The U.K. coronavirus strain that’s sparked concern around the globe has picked up another mutation that appears to make the virus more resistant to vaccines.
Scientists have identified the mutation on 11 different sequences of the new strain, Public Health England said in an updated report Monday. The findings came from a data set of more than 200,000 sequences.