High levels of vaccination rates could 'challenge the virus' to mutate, warns UK advisor

Patient numbers have risen to levels last seen around three months ago (PA)

High levels of Covid-19 vaccination rates could “challenge the virus” to mutate into variants against which the jab is less effective, a UK government advisor has warned, amid fears it “would be dangerous” to return to life as normal on July 19.

Dr Mike Tildesley, a member of the UK's Scientific Pandemic Influenza Group on Modelling (Spi-M) Government advisory panel told Times Radio that “there is a risk” with the planned July 19 reopening, when the Government is expected to lift the vast majority of remaining coronavirus restrictions.