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LONDON, Jan 25 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Boris
Johnson said on Monday he was looking at the possibility of
toughening the United Kingdom's border controls because of the
risk of "vaccine-busting" new variants of the coronavirus.
"We want to make sure that we protect our population,
protect this country against reinfection from abroad," Johnson
said. "We need a solution."
"We have to realise there is at least the theoretical risk
of a new variant that is a vaccine busting variant coming in,"
he said.
Johnson said the United Kingdom was on target to reach its
vaccination targets for vulnerable groups by Feb. 15.
(Reporting by Guy Faulconbridge and Kate Holton)
