Science Weekly Everything you need to know about the new Covid variant
Sep 5, 2023
Discussion on the government's response to the new variant, current state of testing and surveillance, the emergence of the BA 2.86 variant and its comparison to Omicron, availability and potential cost of private COVID vaccines in the UK, concerns over vaccine costs and importance of vaccination in preventing COVID and long COVID.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Current State of Testing and Surveillance for the New Covid Variant
02:00 • 3min
The Emergence of BA 2.86: Potential Impact and Comparisons to Omicron
04:41 • 6min
Availability of Private COVID Vaccines in the UK
10:27 • 3min
Concerns over Vaccine Costs and the Importance of Vaccination
13:00 • 3min