#Variant

Dr. Ali Nouri

AliNouriPhD

1/The UK #SARSCoV2 variant reported to be 70% more transmissible harbors a set of mutations in the Spike protein––the part of the virus that touches the human ACE2 receptor and

Aaron Derfel

Aaron_Derfel

1) While other provinces are providing detailed breakdowns on the number of #COVID19 variants, confusion and a lack of information persist in Quebec about the more transmissible strains. In this

Naval Analyses

D__Mitch

I suspect the following configuration for @LockheedMartin's Multi-Mission Surface Combatant (MMSC), a new LCS variant, for the #HellenicNavy’s next frigate program. Some observations:1. It is questionable if the two Mk41

Lewis Goodall

lewis_goodall

For months excess deaths in care homes and in hospitals were in abeyance, excess deaths which existed were taking place at home. According to latest ONS data, deaths at home

Theo Sanderson

theosanderson

1/ We have two sources of information about the spread of the new variant. The most reliable is genomics data, but this has a lag period, and most samples can't

Ben Kentish

BenKentish

There’s a new narrative that says the U.K undoubtedly unlocked too quickly last summer and I’m not sure it’s borne out by facts. Schools went back in early June, shops

Luke - 📞116 123 for Samaritans

lukerobertblack

You’re 19. Your 6th form was ruined, your results messed up, got to uni only to then be locked in halls and fed Jammy dodgers. Blamed for “killing grannies”, unable

Dopeink

DopeinkInvest

Prof Sharon Peacock Cambridge Uni, her work sequencing variants may be required for at least 10 yrshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-56019995#Novacyt #ALNOV #NCYT Prof Sharon Peacock will be speaking at Novacyt's NovaTalk on 26th

Bob Wachter

Bob_Wachter

1/ Covid Chronicles, Day 307One of the most challenging parts of Covid has been grappling with decision-making under uncertainty. It’s natural for MDs to weigh risks & benefits; med school

Chris McKeon

cjmckeon

Today's Covid update suggests we are indeed past the peak in terms of deaths.But there is also bad news - more people died of Covid-19 in the city region during

Giorgio Gilestro

giorgiogilestro

Living in the UK, I've heard lots of triumphalistic announcements regarding AZ approval on the radio so I think it's wise to offer a complete perspective of what happened. Here's

ST (Z)

Thunder07101

Many Pakistani defence enthusiasts keep asking:How does J-10C compare with PAF F-16?Will J-10C bring much needed air superiority platform to counter IAF, currently that job rests on F-16?Is it really

Andrew💙Croxford

andrew_croxford

“Neutralization of N501Y mutant SARS-CoV-2 by BNT162b2 vaccine-elicited sera” was published as a preprint yesterday. The N501Y substitution is present in both the South African and UK (B117) variant.https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.11

Monica Gandhi MD, MPH

MonicaGandhi9

Know very tempting to feel nervous about variants. Please don't: 1) RNA viruses do mutate and those more fit spread more readily; 2) SARS-CoV-2 has much lower mutational rate than

barrysmyth

barrysmyth

Things are pretty grim at the moment. Ireland's 7d rolling average of confirmed #covid cases, per 100k of population, leads the world after we were at the other end of

Eric Feigl-Ding

DrEricDing

This is all our future if we don’t stop the #B117 variant worldwide. I cannot stress enough —#B117 is here and can spawn a new fresh pandemic wave in April

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