British PM Boris Johnson says new variant may carry higher risk of death

Johnson said however that all the current evidence showed both vaccines remained effective against old and new variants

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday the new English variant of COVID-19 may be associated with a higher level of mortality although he said evidence showed that both vaccines being used in the country are effective against it.
 

"We've been informed today that in addition to spreading more quickly, it also now appears that there is some evidence that the new variant - the variant that was first discovered in London and the southeast (of England) - may be associated with a higher degree of mortality," he told a news briefing.
 

The warning about the higher risk of