A coronavirus variant is spreading in Britain—but this time is different
Mass vaccination means the damage will be limited
BOLTON’S VACCINE bus plies the town’s southern neighbourhoods. On social media the doctors who run it advertise the fact that there is “Pfizer on the bus!” That vaccine is more popular locally than one made by AstraZeneca, which has been dogged by reports of extremely rare blood clots. Queues form as the bus rolls up to car parks outside mosques, schools and community centres.
This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “Variations on a gene”
Britain May 22nd 2021
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- Britain’s civil service remains upper-middle class
- A covid-19 inquiry will scrutinise the British state
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