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European Union experts have concluded that the COVID-19 vaccines designed so far are also effective against the new variant of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, a mutation that was originally discovered in the United Kingdom, the UK minister said on Sunday. German health. Jens Spahn, reports Agerpres.
According to all that we know at this moment and after the discussions that took place between the experts of the European authorities, the new strain has no impact on vaccines, which are still all equally effective, which would be very good news ”. Said Minister Jens Spahn, quoted by AFP.
The talks he referred to took place Sunday at an expert-level meeting of the EU states, a spokesman for the German Health Ministry said.
There is no indication that the new strain of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 is more lethal than the previous ones, but it is more contagious. Several sporadic cases have already been confirmed outside the UK.
Several EU member states, including Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy, Austria, Ireland, Germany, Bulgaria and Romania, announced on Sunday the suspension of air links to and from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Belgium has also suspended rail links with Britain, and France has completely stopped transporting people and goods from the UK, including roads, sea and rail, for at least 48 hours.
The German presidency of the EU Council called an emergency meeting of member states on Monday morning, based on the EU’s Integrated Crisis Response Mechanism (IPCR). This mechanism aims to make swift and coordinated decisions at the EU level in the event of major and complex crises.
Editor: Luana Pavaluca
