The second vaccine doses for the over-50s and clinically weak in the UK shall be accelerated amid considerations over the coronavirus variant first recognized in India, Prime Minister Boris Johnson mentioned on Friday. There shall be solely eight weeks between doses, somewhat than 12 weeks, Johnson informed reporters at a press convention. If the variant first recognized in India was discovered to be “significantly” extra transmissible “we are likely to face some hard choices”, the BBC quoted the prime minister as saying. It might pose “significant disruption” to lockdown easing on June 21, he mentioned.
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