Do the Wh O Have Nything to Say About This?

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The alpha variant, the b one one seven variant, that originally arose actually in kent then very quickly became the dominant variant across the world. And we have that happened, you know, not through vaccine invasion, but the mass replication of this virus. The w h o so far has avoided specifically talking about what is happening. But it seems to me that some of the comments are certainly alluding to that and to the dangers that it runs so far.

The UK government has announced that virtually all COVID restrictions will be removed in England on Monday 18th July. This will do away with social distancing requirements, allow businesses to re-open to full capacity and remove legal mask mandates. This decision comes, however, amidst soaring infections rates in the country, driven by the delta variant.

Now scientists are questioning the wisdom of this policy and asking whether the combination of high transmission and a partially vaccinated population could provide the perfect breeding ground for vaccine-resistant variants - a possibility which could have devastating global consequences.

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