Prognosis
U.K.’s Johnson More Confident Vaccines Work Against Variants
- Surge testing, vaccinations extended to eight more districts
- Britain has 2,967 cases of Indian strain, up from 2,323 Monday
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U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said he has “increasing confidence” vaccines are working against all coronavirus variants, raising hopes that the last lockdown rules will be lifted as planned next month.
New data indicates that “vaccines are effective against all variants, including the Indian variant,” Johnson told MPs on Wednesday. The spread of the new form of the virus had sparked concern that the government will be forced to delay plans to end most restrictions in England on June 21.