#Variant

Doug Clow

dougclow

I would bet a pint* that the new variant of SARS-CoV-2 that Hancock, the UK Health Minister, just blamed for the rise in cases in the south of England, is

Simply Biochemistry

SimplyBiochem

1) Today Boris Johnson announced that the U.K. variant may be more deadly.Once again, we’d like to dispel the huge fear that results from such statements by reminding everyone that

Dr Duncan Robertson

Dr_D_Robertson

Things are getting complicated with variants.The problem is that there are not one or two variants - there are many.A short thread on varaints and mutations. (Naming them after places

Rachel Clarke

doctor_oxford

This variant may be more deadly because @BorisJohnson allowed it to run rampant for *weeks* before imposing lockdown, causing the NHS now to be completely overwhelmed. He also, incredibly, chose

Jim McManus OCDS

jimmcmanusph

There have been news reports that a recent study found the Oxford/AstraZeneca #Covid19 #vaccine is “less effective” against the South African Variant of the virus. This does NOT mean that

James Gallagher

JamesTGallagher

Going to repeat my personal rule for judging all "new strain" or "new variant" stories... Viruses mutate all the time so it's important to ask whether the behaviour of the

Moritz Gerstung

MoritzGerstung

Did the new SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 lineage spread during the English national lockdown? Rising numbers and estimated higher R value suggest so. Together with our colleagues from COG-UK we took a

Dr. Deena Hinshaw

CMOH_Alberta

I have heard questions about whether the rate of growth for cases of the variant is doubling in Alberta every seven days. This is not accurate and would be based

Jeffrey Barrett

jcbarret

Big update posted last night by @PHE_uk on the new UK variant of #SARS-CoV-2 (aka B.1.1.7 or VOC 202012/01), including first solid evidence that it does not cause more severe

zeynep tufekci

zeynep

Heard about the new variant? That it appears to be much more transmissible but not more lethal? That's true but no relief. Transmissibility is an *exponential* risk and thus a

Dr. ScratchnSniff Office-Elect 🐸

ketoclarity

(1) Update: The new variant has been labeled VUI-202012/01 and has:•17 functional single-nucleotide variants (8 on the S-gene)•6 variants and 2 deletions in the S-gene (which codes for the spike

Simply Biochemistry

SimplyBiochem

1) THREAD: The evidence FOR & AGAINST the new UK SARS-CoV-2 variant being more transmissible than the original, making it a new strain. 2) In order for a variant to

Michael George

Mike_aka_Logiqx

These charts show the age bands for COVID-19 hospital admissions in England. They provide clear insight into what the age mix is for COVID-19 patients and also address the question

Youyang Gu

youyanggu

I've seen many news articles cite that "the UK variant could be the dominant strain by March". This is emphasized by @CDCDirector.While this will likely to be the case, this

Kai Kupferschmidt

kakape

Finally read the new update on UK variant B.1.1.7, posted yesterday, which includes a study suggesting the variant is no more (or less) severe than prior virus variants.Just a very

Sabine Hossenfelder

skdh

I still can't find evidence that the "faster spreading" UK COVID variant is actually spreading faster. Can someone point me towards the data? This is not a rhetorical question, any

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