Speaking at a press conference at Downing Street on Friday, Johnson said those aged over 50 and those considered clinically vulnerable will be able to get a second vaccine dose after eight weeks, reports Xinhua news agency.
The study, led by researchers from the Tel Aviv University in Israel, used a kit that tests for three different viral genes. In the British variant, one of these genes -- the S gene -- was erased by the mutation.
Prof (Dr) Jagat Ram, director of the apex institute, told The Statesman that genome sequencing of 60 samples sent by the PGI revealed that 70 per cent carried the UK variant, 20 per cent had 681 H mutant while one sample was found to be infected with the double mutant of the coronavirus.
