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Brits told 'do not wait' to get vaccine as South Africa variant 'unlikely' to take over in UK

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Britons have been urged not to wait for a reformulated vaccine that may offer more protection against the South Africa variant of Covid-19, because the new mutation may not become "dominant" in the UK.

Deputy Chief Medical Officer Jonathan Van Tam said the UK's current 'dominant' strain is still the Kent variant identified before Christmas.

And while he accepted current vaccines may not provide as much protection against mild and moderate illness from the South Africa variant, he urged the public to protect themselves from the "clear and present danger." He said: "Please don't delay if you're called.

Take the advantage to protect yourself against the clear and present danger. Against the immediate threat." He said preliminary modelling of

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