There's been a concertedefforttodaybygovernmentandbyscientificadviserstoreassurepeopleabouttheefficacyofthevaccinesbeingusedintheUKItfollowsgrowingconcernabouttheperformanceoftheOxfordAstraZenecavaccinespecificallyinthecontextofftheSouthAfricanvariantofthevirus.
BorisJohnsonsaidhewasveryconfidentthatthecurrentvaccinesdelivered a highdegreeofprotectionagainstseriousillnessonProfessorJonathanVanTam, whoseEngland's deputychiefmedicalofficersaiditwasunlikelyinhisviewthattheSouthAfricanvariantwouldbecomedominanthereintheshortterm.
Thatwasinresponseto a smallstudyinSouthAfricawhichsuggestedtheOxfordAstraZenecavaccineofferedonlylimitedprotectionagainstmildtomoderateinfectionfromthemainvariantthere.
FocusonBBCNewsAswe'vebeenreporting, newvaccinesarealreadyindevelopmenttoprotectagainstthenewSouthAfricanvariantoffcoronavirus, thenextphaseofthepandemiccouldincreasinglybecome a gameofcatchup.
Focus on BBC News 私たちが報告してきたように、新しいワクチンはすでに開発中で、南アフリカの新しいバリアントオフコロナウイルスに対して保護するために、パンデミックの次の段階では、ますますキャッチアップのゲームになる可能性があります。
There's been a concertedefforttodaybygovernmentandbyscientificadviserstoreassurepeopleabouttheefficacyofthevaccinesbeingusedintheUKItfollowsgrowingconcernabouttheperformanceoftheOxfordAstraZenecavaccinespecificallyinthecontextofftheSouthAfricanvariantofthevirus.