Add (slightly sensationalistic) news about South African variant

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 * [The Wuhan files — Leaked documents reveal China's mishandling of the early stages of Covid-19](https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/30/asia/wuhan-china-covid-intl/index.html) is a CNN release of excerpts of private documents from the Chinese government supposedly showing cover-ups of facts about the epidemic, including a 20-fold increase of what was thought to be influenza in Hubei during December 2019
 * [Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine and related biological product advisory committee briefing document](https://www.fda.gov/media/144246/download) announces that this vaccine meets the FDA success criteria, with vaccine efficacy after the booster dose at 95.0%, counting 8 COVID-19 cases in the vaccine group compared to 162 COVID-19 cases in the placebo group, with a 95% credible interval of 90.3% to 97.6%
 * [UK says new coronavirus strain is more infectious, but vaccines should still work](https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-health-coronavirus-britain-strain/uk-says-new-coronavirus-strain-is-more-infectious-but-vaccines-should-still-work-idUSKBN28T0KL) is also covered in [Britain says new coronavirus variant up to 70% more transmissible](https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/britain-says-new-coronavirus-variant-up-to-70-more-transmissible), a quick fact sheet by The Straits Times
+* [New COVID-19 variant identified in South Africa](https://sacoronavirus.co.za/2020/12/18/new-covid-19-variant-identified-in-sa/) is allegedly not only spreading fast but [more dangerous, causing more severe illness in younger patients who do not suffer from other medical conditions](https://bgr.com/2020/12/19/coronavirus-mutation-south-africa-501-v2/) although this is, for now, only media analysis
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