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Boris Johnson’s ‘roadmap to freedom’ was back on track last night after scientists dismissed fears that Covid vaccinations might be ineffective against the new Indian variant.
Experts at the Government’s world-renowned Porton Down research centre have concluded that the jabs work to stop ‘infection, transmission and hospitalisation’ in the same way as they do with the dominant Kent strain.
In an exclusive interview with The Mail on Sunday, Vaccines Minister Nadhim Zahawi said that the scientists’ analysis found the variant caused only a minimal reduction in vaccine effectiveness against symptomatic disease, and was expected to provide high levels of protection against hospitalisation and death.
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