New Coronavirus Variant May Have Implications For Vaccine Composition
UK Pharma Industry Assessing Impact Of Transport Restrictions
Executive Summary
Close monitoring of the effectiveness of coronavirus vaccines will be necessary after a new variant of SARS-CoV-2 was reported to be causing a rapid increase in transmission of the virus in the UK. The pharmaceutical industry says companies are not expecting travel restrictions imposed on the UK to have an impact on the supply of medicines.
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