Correlation isn't causation. Increased detection of #COVID19 Variant Under Investigation (VUI-202012/01) is occurring at same time as a general surge in coronavirus infections in UK. IMO it's premature to claim this mutation spreads more rapidly.
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đź”—: https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-britain-variant/new-coronavirus-strain-spreading-in-uk-has-key-mutations-scientists-say-idUSKBN28P158 https://twitter.com/itvnews/status/1340330908835045377
Correlation isn't causation. Increased detection of #COVID19 Variant Under Investigation (VUI-202012/01) is occurring at same time as a general surge in coronavirus infections in UK. IMO it's premature to claim this mutation spreads more rapidly.1/: https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-britain-variant/new-coronavirus-strain-spreading-in-uk-has-key-mutations-scientists-say-idUSKBN28P158 https://twitter.com/itvnews/status/1340330908835045377
Correlation isn't causation. Increased detection of #COVID19 Variant Under Investigation (VUI-202012/01) is occurring at same time as a general surge in coronavirus infections in UK. IMO it's premature to claim this mutation spreads more rapidly.1/: https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-britain-variant/new-coronavirus-strain-spreading-in-uk-has-key-mutations-scientists-say-idUSKBN28P158 https://twitter.com/itvnews/status/1340330908835045377
Correlation isn't causation. Increased detection of #COVID19 Variant Under Investigation (VUI-202012/01) is occurring at same time as a general surge in coronavirus infections in UK. IMO it's premature to claim this mutation spreads more rapidly.1/: https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-britain-variant/new-coronavirus-strain-spreading-in-uk-has-key-mutations-scientists-say-idUSKBN28P158 https://twitter.com/itvnews/status/1340330908835045377
Spike protein mutation in UK's VUI-202012/01 has occurred independently in several places, including S. Africa's 501.V2 variant. COG-UK only runs genomics on ~10% of #COVID19 cases, so 1000+ w/variant strain doesn't tell us yet if it's more infectious.
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https://www.cogconsortium.uk/news_item/update-on-new-sars-cov-2-variant-and-how-cog-uk-tracks-emerging-mutations/ https://twitter.com/firefoxx66/status/1340359989395861506
Spike protein mutation in UK's VUI-202012/01 has occurred independently in several places, including S. Africa's 501.V2 variant. COG-UK only runs genomics on ~10% of #COVID19 cases, so 1000+ w/variant strain doesn't tell us yet if it's more infectious.2/ https://www.cogconsortium.uk/news_item/update-on-new-sars-cov-2-variant-and-how-cog-uk-tracks-emerging-mutations/ https://twitter.com/firefoxx66/status/1340359989395861506
Spike protein mutation in UK's VUI-202012/01 has occurred independently in several places, including S. Africa's 501.V2 variant. COG-UK only runs genomics on ~10% of #COVID19 cases, so 1000+ w/variant strain doesn't tell us yet if it's more infectious.2/ https://www.cogconsortium.uk/news_item/update-on-new-sars-cov-2-variant-and-how-cog-uk-tracks-emerging-mutations/ https://twitter.com/firefoxx66/status/1340359989395861506
Spike protein mutation in UK's VUI-202012/01 has occurred independently in several places, including S. Africa's 501.V2 variant. COG-UK only runs genomics on ~10% of #COVID19 cases, so 1000+ w/variant strain doesn't tell us yet if it's more infectious.2/ https://www.cogconsortium.uk/news_item/update-on-new-sars-cov-2-variant-and-how-cog-uk-tracks-emerging-mutations/ https://twitter.com/firefoxx66/status/1340359989395861506
VUI-202012-01 may spread faster/infect easier after all. Good thread on possible functional changes of new variant, particularly the N501Y spike protein mutation. A PCR test commonly used in UK ~may~ be able to provide insight to spread w/out genomic testing.
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3/ https://twitter.com/drericding/status/1340911650728275970
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