Everything you need to know about the new Covid variant

The UK Health Security Agency has announced plans to bring forward
its autumn Covid-19 vaccination programme, and scale up testing and
surveillance, after the emergence of the BA.2.86 variant. Madeleine
Finlay and Ian Sample discuss where current infection rates stand,
the characteristics of the new variant, and how prepared the UK is
for a new wave. Help support our independent journalism at
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