In Great Britain, according to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, more than 500,000 people have been vaccinated against the coronavirus so far. „That is a reason for hope and confidence,“ said Johnson yesterday in London. „We can look forward to a whole new world from Easter.“ The mass vaccination with the drug from the German pharmaceutical company Biontech and its US partner Pfizer began two weeks ago.
However, the new variant of the corona virus, which the British authorities informed about at the weekend, is causing concern. The impression that the virus is being transmitted more quickly has „intensified,“ said government science advisor Patrick Vallance. Because of an increase in private contacts, it is „inevitable“ that there will be a further increase in new infections in the coming weeks.
