The mystery person in England who was infected with the Brazil variant of Covid has been found in Croydon, Matt Hancock confirmed today. It comes as early trial data has suggested that Oxford and AstraZeneca's vaccine will still work against the Brazilian variant after scientists worried it may be less effective. Matt Hancock confirmed today that the missing Brazilian variant case has now been tracked down in CroydonThe case was found in a man in Croydon who had recently returned from Brazil. OXFORD VACCINE WORKS AGAINST BRAZIL VARIANT, SCIENTISTS CLAIM The Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine appears to work against the P1 Brazilian coronavirus variant in lab studies. Scientists and government advisers were worried about the variant cases because they were the first to be confirmed in Britain.

Source: Daily Mail March 05, 2021 15:38 UTC