contagious coronavirus variant reported in the United Kingdom that is "spreading and growing rapidly" there has triggered panic across the world, including India.However, experts have reportedly said despite the mutation, a Covid-19 vaccine will be equally effective against it as there was no reason to believe that vaccines that have already been developed would not be effective against the new strain as well.Also Read | Dark underbelly of India Inc’s shop floorsCouncil for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) DG Shekhar Mande has reportedly said while the new virus strain is 70% more transmissible, it "does not mean it is more lethal and more people are going to die from it."To quell possible panic, the CSIR DG said while there could.