https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-56844925
Scientists believe existing vaccines will help control the variant when it comes to preventing severe disease.
Some variants will inevitably escape the current vaccines, according to a paper published in Nature by Prof Gupta and his fellow researchers. As a result, changes to vaccine design will be needed to make them more effective.
However, the vaccinations now available are still likely to slow down the spread of the disease.