Prof Ester Sabino, of the University of São Paulo, said between 25% and 61% of protective antibodies from early Covid-19 variants did not work against the new dangerous P1 variantUp to six in ten people who have already had Covid-19 could be vulnerable to a second infection from the new Brazilian variant. Early research from the city of Manaus showed that protective antibodies did not work against the dangerous P1 variant. The findings outline the shocking speed at which P1 took over - becoming the dominant variant in just eight weeks. The Covid-19 Genomics UK Consortium (COG-UK) said it is...…Prof Ester Sabino, of the University of São Paulo, said between 25% and 61% of protective antibodies from early Covid-19 variants did not work against the new dangerous P1 variantUp to six in ten people who have already had Covid-19 could be vulnerable to a second infection from the new Brazilian variant. Early research from the city of Manaus showed that protective antibodies did not work against the dangerous P1 variant. The findings outline the shocking speed at which P1 took over - becoming the dominant variant in just eight weeks. The Covid-19 Genomics UK Consortium (COG-UK) said it is...WW…

Epidemiologists have told Parliament opening beaches could be one of the safest activities to green light as lockdown restrictions begin to be liftedTrips to the beach are one of the safest things to quickly restart as lockdown measures are lifted, MPs have been told. Experts whose research feeds in to SAGE have laid out how restrictions could be lifted in the coming months to the Science Committee. Epidemiologists suggested beach holidays could be one of first things to be allowed again even before the summer. Prof Mark Woolhouse, of Edinburgh University, who feeds in to Sage sub-group...…Epidemiologists have told Parliament opening beaches could be one of the safest activities to green light as lockdown restrictions begin to be liftedTrips to the beach are one of the safest things to quickly restart as lockdown measures are lifted, MPs have been told. Experts whose research feeds in to SAGE have laid out how restrictions could be lifted in the coming months to the Science Committee. Epidemiologists suggested beach holidays could be one of first things to be allowed again even before the summer. Prof Mark Woolhouse, of Edinburgh University, who feeds in to Sage sub-group...WW…

EXCLUSIVE Lisa Cruise, from Solihull, Birmingham, talks about her heartbreaking loss six months after a Mirror campaign resulted in a historic law change in EnglandAs an A&E nurse, Lisa Cruise is no stranger to helping families come to terms with a devastating loss. And she knows how amid one family’s grief, the life-saving gift of an organ can have another “crying tears of happiness”. So when son Lewis McDonough died of a cardiac arrest aged 18, she wanted some good to come of the tragedy. Like so many other people, he had not signed the Organ Donation Register. Lisa therefore became...…EXCLUSIVE Lisa Cruise, from Solihull, Birmingham, talks about her heartbreaking loss six months after a Mirror campaign resulted in a historic law change in EnglandAs an A&E nurse, Lisa Cruise is no stranger to helping families come to terms with a devastating loss. And she knows how amid one family’s grief, the life-saving gift of an organ can have another “crying tears of happiness”. So when son Lewis McDonough died of a cardiac arrest aged 18, she wanted some good to come of the tragedy. Like so many other people, he had not signed the Organ Donation Register. Lisa therefore became...WW…

EXCLUSIVE: The University of Oxford insists “no pause to the study is required” after a smaller dose was administered by accident during a trial of a potential Covid-19 vaccineBritish scientists racing to develop the world’s first Covid-19 vaccine have accidentally given clinical trial participants the wrong dose. The mistake will be a huge embarrassment for the Oxford Covid-19 vaccine trial viewed as being in pole position to produce the first jab. The first of 30 million doses for Brits had been expected to be approved as soon as September. Oxford University insists “no pause to the study...…EXCLUSIVE: The University of Oxford insists “no pause to the study is required” after a smaller dose was administered by accident during a trial of a potential Covid-19 vaccineBritish scientists racing to develop the world’s first Covid-19 vaccine have accidentally given clinical trial participants the wrong dose. The mistake will be a huge embarrassment for the Oxford Covid-19 vaccine trial viewed as being in pole position to produce the first jab. The first of 30 million doses for Brits had been expected to be approved as soon as September. Oxford University insists “no pause to the study...WW…