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‘No evidence’ mutant Covid strains from Brazil and South Africa are vaccine resistant, says PM

The government is 'concerned' about mutant strains of Covid-19 identified in Brazil and South Africa

Graves for COVID-19 victims at a cemetery in Manaus, Brazil.
Graves for COVID-19 victims at a cemetery in Manaus, Brazil. Photo: Getty Images

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said there is “no evidence” that new strains of coronavirus first identified in Brazil and South Africa are vaccine resistant.

Johnson told MPs on the liaison committee that the government was worried about the new variant of the virus identified in Brazil.

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