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The first question is, is a virus capable of spreading? and this one is spreading rapidly in many areas. so, for example, in the gauteng area of south africa up to 90% of the cases that have been reported are of this new variant, so spread is clear and it is spreading around the world, so it has achieved the first thing, it definitely can spread. the second question is, to what extent is that because it is able to escape immunity from prior infection or from vaccination? we do not at this stage no, but what we do know is that there are quite extensive mutations on the spike protein, which is an important part of the virus, and the reason why that is important is that is the bit which all the vaccines are against, and indeed which most natural immunity is against. so there is a reasonable chance that at least there will be some degree of vaccine escape with ....
It diverges very extensive mutation which means it diverges quite significantly from previous it diverges quite significantly from previous configurations of the virus: previous configurations of the virus. and previous configurations of the virus, and as a result it might at least, virus, and as a result it might at least, in virus, and as a result it might at least, in part, reduce the protection of our vaccines over time protection of our vaccines over time so protection of our vaccines over time. so we need to take targeted and proportionate measures now as a precaution and proportionate measures now as a precaution while we find out more. and first, precaution while we find out more. and first, we need to slow down the seeding and first, we need to slow down the seeding of and first, we need to slow down the seeding of this variant in our country seeding of this variant in our country. we need to buy time for our scientists country. we need to buy time for ....
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Think i would just repeat what i said at the beginning, that i think the uk continues to be in a much, much stronger position. we continue to be in a strong position largely thanks to the speed of the vaccine roll out and now the booster roll out, and as for your question about christmas, i think i m going to stick with the formula i ve used before, which is that i m pretty confident or absolutely confident this christmas will be considerably better than last christmas, if that will do for the time being on that one. patrick. one. patrick. you are quite right. the thing that one. patrick. you are quite right. the thing that we one. patrick. you are quite right. the thing that we need one. patrick. you are quite right. the thing that we need to - one. patrick. you are quite right. the thing that we need to do i one. patrick. you are quite right. the thing that we need to do is l the thing that we need to do is always the thing that we need to do is always think in the face of th ....