He said: “The Beta variant has remained a threat throughout.
Speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme, Prof Edmunds explained that while the Beta variant was less infectious than the Delta strain, which is spreading in the UK, he understood the raised concerns that led to the last-minute travel rule changes on Friday.
The Oxford/AstraZeneca jab is among the four approved vaccines administered to millions of people in the UK in recent months. Professor John Edmunds, of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and a member of the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage), said the variant poses a “threat” to the UK as evidence from South Africa shows it can “evade the immune response generated by the AstraZeneca vaccine more efficiently”. The Beta variant of coronavirus spreading in France can break through the defences of vaccines, a scientist advising the Government has warned.
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