The Pirola variant has been confirmed in the UK
People are being urged to stay home if they feel unwell amid a surge in coronavirus cases. The call from medical experts has come as fears have been raised over the beginning of a new wave as children return to school.
People aged 65 and over, along with those in a clinical risk group, are now being urged to get a Covid booster vaccine. The UKHSA said: "Vaccines remain our best defence against severe disease and hospitalisation from flu and COVID-19. As work to understand the variant continues, scientists are growing a stock of Pirola in high-containment facilities so testing can start. Scientists are also working with vaccine developers to get samples of new vaccines, which are currently unlicensed, to assess whether they will better protect against the virus, the UKHSA said.
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