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| 3 in 4 UK adults have Covid-19 antibodies, new data shows as health secretary says vaccine ‘severing link’ between cases and death | 3 in 4 UK adults have Covid-19 antibodies, new data shows as health secretary says vaccine ‘severing link’ between cases and death |
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| Three-quarters of adults in the UK have now developed antibodies against Covid-19, including over 90% of people aged 50 and above, data from the government’s Office for National Statistics has revealed. | Three-quarters of adults in the UK have now developed antibodies against Covid-19, including over 90% of people aged 50 and above, data from the government’s Office for National Statistics has revealed. |
| “The vaccine is severing the link between cases and hospitalisations and deaths from coronavirus,” Health Secretary Matt Hancock told a news briefing on Thursday, as he discussed the findings. | “The vaccine is severing the link between cases and hospitalisations and deaths from coronavirus,” Health Secretary Matt Hancock told a news briefing on Thursday, as he discussed the findings. |
| Hancock said the evidence of growing resistance to the virus means that most vulnerable people, such as those with underlying health conditions, are now protected against the virus. | Hancock said the evidence of growing resistance to the virus means that most vulnerable people, such as those with underlying health conditions, are now protected against the virus. |
| The health secretary said data from Public Health England showed that vaccinations are estimated to have prevented a total of 13,200 deaths and 39,700 hospitalisations. | The health secretary said data from Public Health England showed that vaccinations are estimated to have prevented a total of 13,200 deaths and 39,700 hospitalisations. |
| However, he also warned the public to “take personal responsibility” to slow the spread of the virus amid a rise in the number of new cases, which is being fuelled by the B.1.617.2 Covid-19 variant first detected in India. | However, he also warned the public to “take personal responsibility” to slow the spread of the virus amid a rise in the number of new cases, which is being fuelled by the B.1.617.2 Covid-19 variant first detected in India. |
| The strain, which early evidence suggests is more transmissible than older forms of the virus, now makes up as many as 75% of the UK’s new Covid-19 cases, Hancock said. | The strain, which early evidence suggests is more transmissible than older forms of the virus, now makes up as many as 75% of the UK’s new Covid-19 cases, Hancock said. |
| The number of cases of the Indian variant in the UK has almost doubled from 3,535 last week to 6,959 on Thursday, the latest data from Public Health England shows. | The number of cases of the Indian variant in the UK has almost doubled from 3,535 last week to 6,959 on Thursday, the latest data from Public Health England shows. |
| The worst-affected areas are Bolton, Bedford and Blackburn with Darwen. | The worst-affected areas are Bolton, Bedford and Blackburn with Darwen. |
| On Wednesday, the UK posted a further 3,542 new cases of the virus – its highest daily tally since April 12. It also recorded 10 new deaths within 28 days of a positive Covid-19 test, the latest official data shows. | On Wednesday, the UK posted a further 3,542 new cases of the virus – its highest daily tally since April 12. It also recorded 10 new deaths within 28 days of a positive Covid-19 test, the latest official data shows. |
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