The daily newspaper "Kosova Sot" has published an article on its online portal titled "New variant of coronavirus affects England, British health secretary: Vaccines will no longer work."
This article contains a fabricated headline, which is distorted and does not match the content of the news.
UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced that a new variant of the coronavirus has been found to be growing faster in some parts of England. However, he added that there is "nothing to suggest" that the new variant causes worse disease or that vaccines will no longer work.
A portion of the text from the article published on "Kosova-sot.info":
New coronavirus variant affects England, British health secretary: Vaccines will no longer work
British Health Secretary Matt Hancock said a new variant of the coronavirus has been found, which is growing faster in some parts of England.
He said that at least 60 different local authorities have recorded coronavirus infections, caused by the new variant, the BBC reports.
Hancock said the World Health Organization has been notified and that British scientists are conducting more detailed studies.
He also said there is "nothing to suggest" that the new variant causes worse disease or that vaccines will no longer work.
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