Scientists researching the new variant of coronavirus say they have no proof it is more infectious in children. But in attempt to calm fears about the variant, he added: 'Scientifically, it is highly likely that the immune response by this vaccine also can deal with the new virus variant.' 'We are not aware of an increase in children and we don't have data of an increase in children.' Public Health England said it was doing more research to work out how the variant affects children. Professor Susan Hopkins, deputy director of its National Infection Service, said: 'Further studies are being undertaken to better understand the characteristics of the variant virus.

Source: The Nation December 22, 2020 14:48 UTC