Press release: Government Chief Scientific Adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance on the new variant of COVID-19 in the UK
Commenting on the new variant of COVID-19 in the UK the Governments Chief Scientific Adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance, said: The new UK variant comprises a significant number of the our cases. It is spreading 30 to 70% more easily than the old variant. It doesnt differ in terms of age distribution to the original variant. When we look at severity and mortality, data for patients who are in hospital with the virus suggest the outcomes for those with the original variant look the same as the new variant. However, when looking at the data for people who have tested positive, there is an indication that the rate for…