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“For all that we know so far, and after the discussions that have taken place between experts from the European authorities”, the new variant of the virus “has no impact on vaccines” they are still “just as effective,” Minister Jens Spahn told the public television network ZDF.
“It would be very good news”added the minister, whose country currently holds the rotating presidency of the European Union (EU).
EU experts, together with representatives of the German Health Surveillance Authority (RKI) they analyzed the issue on Sundaya source from the German Ministry of Health explained to AFP.
The mutation of this coronavirus strain it has been observed especially in Great Britain and it has led many European countries to suspend flights from that country.
But it has also caused the concern of epidemiologists who spoke out about it this Sunday.
This variant of COVID-19 is considered potentially 70% more contagious than the previous.
This Monday the European Medicines Agency must meet to, in principle, approve the first vaccine to be used in the EU, the one developed by Pfizer-BioNTech laboratories, already used in several countries, including the United States and the United Kingdom.
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