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Relaxing coronavirus restrictions could pave the way for new virus mutations that are resistant to vaccines, researchers have suggested.
A new article warns against relaxing measures prematurely, and describes an “arms race” against Covid-19.
Experts at the University of East Anglia and the Earlham Institute argue that rising cases could provide opportunities for the virus to evolve into even more transmissible variants.
It comes as official figures on Monday showed that the number of newly reported Covid-19 in the UK dropped for the sixth day in a row.
However, the impact of the July 19 easing will not be known for a number of weeks.
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Relaxing Covid-19 restrictions could pave way for vaccine resistance, experts warn
Experts argue that rising cases could provide opportunities for the virus to evolve into even more transmissible variants
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