A group of researchers analyzed the data of patients undergoing coronavirus in Scotland, and concluded that the Indian strain was more dangerous than British. The material is published in The Lancet Medical Journal.
According to the data obtained, the risk of hospitalization in the indian version of COVID-19 is twice as compared to those who have become infected with the British strain.
Vaccination, as noted in the article, turned out to be an effective method to reduce the risk of infection. In addition, it is much better protecting a person from the British variety of infection than from Indian.
For the study of doctors used information provided by local health care, COVID-19 diseases among 99 percent of the population of Scotland in the period from April to June of this year.
Indian coronavirus strain, named B.1.617, is known for double mutation. It was first revealed in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The strain, according to doctors, could become one of the reasons for the second wave of coronavirus in India. Recently, this variant of the virus has been found in a variety of countries.