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Manaus has a population of ~2 million.
~45,000 are over 70. They have had 4,000 deaths already and are now experiencing a devastating 2nd wave.
Ireland has ~450,000 over 70s and the UK has ~7.5 million over 70s. @neil_ferguson was right. https://twitter.com/lisa_iannattone/status/1349729117562826754
~45,000 are over 70. They have had 4,000 deaths already and are now experiencing a devastating 2nd wave.
Ireland has ~450,000 over 70s and the UK has ~7.5 million over 70s. @neil_ferguson was right. https://twitter.com/lisa_iannattone/status/1349729117562826754
A new covid variant has been detected in Manaus : P.1.
An earlier study put the attack rate at 75% of the population, and Manaus was thought to have achieved herd immunity. Let's hope this is not an antibody-escape variant. https://virological.org/t/genomic-characterisation-of-an-emergent-sars-cov-2-lineage-in-manaus-preliminary-findings/586
An earlier study put the attack rate at 75% of the population, and Manaus was thought to have achieved herd immunity. Let's hope this is not an antibody-escape variant. https://virological.org/t/genomic-characterisation-of-an-emergent-sars-cov-2-lineage-in-manaus-preliminary-findings/586
There are more details on the 2nd wave in the Telegraph today. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/hopes-herd-immunity-wane-manaus-city-declares-state-emergency/
@BillHanage has an excellent thread on Manaus, it's 2nd wave and variant P.1. https://twitter.com/BillHanage/status/1349943613514526723?s=20
An equally excellent thread by @dgurdasani1 on the rise of the new variants including P.1 and their implications for our pandemic response :- https://twitter.com/dgurdasani1/status/1350085376682168320?s=20
