#Variant

Allison in Brexitland

andevers

So, real talk to American friends. Start wearing your masks outside on the sidewalk if you are not. Start wearing them outside if there are people meters away. Start wearing

Deepti Gurdasani

dgurdasani1

Thread on the recent report on the possible risk of increased death associated with the new UK variant (B117)- with a discussion of the evidence around this, and what this

Theo Sanderson

theosanderson

1/ Today has brought a lot of news about 'variants', as we discover community transmission of B.1.351 (SA variant) in the UK. But some of the people who study these

Theo Sanderson

theosanderson

1/ A sense of why, even if cases aren't rising, more restrictions may be needed outside tier 4. Here is a simple model of a region that starts off in

Dr Zoë Hyde

DrZoeHyde

Thread summarising an important presentation on the AstraZeneca trial results for South Africa.Key points: Efficacy initially seemed to be ~75%, but dropped to 22% against SA variant. Past COVID-19

Jane Merrick

janemerrick23

Prof Neil Ferguson of Nervtag says there’s a “statistically significant increased proportion in cases of under 15 year olds of new variant” compared with the old variant. Ferguson says it’s

Yaneer Bar-Yam

yaneerbaryam

UK variant update:50% more contagious and the main difference is in the rate of infection in children up to the age of 9.No significant difference found yet in clinical course,

Wes Pegden

WesPegden

One possibility I have not seen discussed much is that B.1.1.7 might appear more transmissible just by having a slightly different susceptibility profile than "wild-type" strains.A thread on how this

Eric Feigl-Ding

DrEricDing

Pandemic profiteer @thermofisher is trying to monopolize the shortcut fast PCR test for the B117 #SARSCoV2 variant—& arrogantly chest thumping. The truth? They found it by dumb luck & now

Dr. Shazma Mithani

shazmamithani

Thread time on the new easing of restrictions. It shouldn’t surprise you to hear that I’m concerned about easing of restrictions right now. 1. Hospital numbers are STILL very high.

Geoffrey York

geoffreyyork

South African science was crucial in helping UK discover its new variants; but then the UK govt claimed (wrongly) that the SA variant is more transmissible. No evidence to support

Aris Katzourakis 💙 (for UCU NEC)

ArisKatzourakis

SHORT THREAD: with a couple of big take home messages and some *speculation* on the VOC. This study confirms our worst fears regarding the degree of transmission advantage for the

Dr. Lisa Iannattone

lisa_iannattone

Is Denmark the first Western country to go for #COVIDzero after a huge wave? Maybe. Unlike Canada, they know that loosening restrictions now is ill-advised. Despite the numbers being “low”,

Theo Sanderson

theosanderson

1/ New PHE technical report on B.1.1.7 variant https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/948121/Technical_Briefing_VOC202012-2_Briefing_2_FINAL.pdf 2/ S dropout now appears a very good i

Nic Freeman

nicfreeman1209

Seems like we are into the next episode of govt making monthly reversals of its messaging position whilst expecting the public to continually agree.https://twitter.com/nicktolhurst/status/1348179282330341377 Afaics often they over-egged the

Jean Yoon (윤 진 희 or 尹真姬)

jean_yoon

Dear Ontario, Doug Ford, Dr. M. Fullerton, Christine Elliot and Stephen Lecce have all failed us. They all chose to shortchange our 2nd wave Covid response. They failed to invest

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