#Variants

Joni Coleman

Joni_Coleman

OK - let's get started with #BGA2020! The first talk I'm on for is from Margot van de Weijer, who is presenting on the dissection of genetic from environmental effects

V4Ssr : Justice4SSR

twentyonegreat

1) Covid-19 and Variant : To all the "Neigh Sayers"A sincere request for everyone to take Covid-19 regulations "seriously". The virus has d potential to mutate, and may cause havoc

Dr. David Pate

drpatesblog

It’s a long and complicated answer, but here is the gist of it. We know that an individual’s immune response to a virus varies from person to person. As a

Dr. Deena Hinshaw

CMOH_Alberta

I know that some people have concerns after the 1st case of variant transmission in schools was identified yesterday. This is understandable. We are being extremely cautious to limit any

Gayle Smith

GayleSmith

The fact that new #COVID19 variants are spreading to the US & other countries is both extremely concerning & tragically unsurprising.The world needs a global strategy to combat this global

Bill Hanage

BillHanage

There is a new ‘variant’ clearly identified today, P.1. And it is worth saying a little about what we have learned about it, and from the variants we have identified

Andrew Rambaut 🦠🧬🌲🔮🤦‍♂️

arambaut

There is a lot of discussion at the moment about naming SARS-CoV-2 variants and coming up with a standardised naming system. There was some discussion of this last week at

Dr. Lynora Saxinger 🇨🇦

AntibioticDoc

#Variants. Thread. Aside- as they really seem to behave clinically differently, maybe we should call them strains? Anyway,also looking forward to naming conventions as it’s really inefficient to say B.1.1.7.

Mac n’ Chise 🧬🧫🦠

sailorrooscout

Vaccines are preventives, not cures. The purpose of vaccination is to bring the severity down to the level of a benign virus. That’s how this works. In the face of

Kai Kupferschmidt

kakape

Getting a lot of questions about vaccines and variants and why @moderna_tx is developing a booster based on variant discovered in South Africa if vaccines are thought to protect against

Carl T. Bergstrom

CT_Bergstrom

It has not been a good news day when it comes to vaccines—particularly AstraZeneca—and the B.1.351 variant that arose in South Africa. But buried amidst the bad news of a

Al Tsai

alwtsai

Today on @CBSThisMorning , Mike Osterholm pronounced that the next 14 weeks would be our "darkest days" due to the variants. He is predicting a surge that will surpass what

RustBelt Rebel

RustBeltRebel

i hate that the school/covid situation is framed as 'reopen schools.' schools ARE open. schools ARE meeting, daily. teachers are working their asses off to make online teaching work. schools.

Fionna O'Leary, 🕯🇪🇺

fascinatorfun

Read this lucid wonderfully readable article by ⁦@liammannix⁩ UK variant (B.1.1.7) South African variant (B.1.351) Brazilian variant (P.1)* Difference between: Mutants, Variants, Strains* Spike Protein mutations* Vaccines efficacyhttps

Katherine Ellen Foley

katherineefoley

If you haven't been double masking, now's probably the time to start: We know at least the UK variant, which is more transmissible than other variants, is spreading rapidly. But

Stefan Marciniak

Prof_Marciniak

SARS-CoV-2 immunity-escape variantsConcerns have been raised about the possible emergence of new variants that could escape the immunity induced by the vaccines. Here's a look at the recent SAGE document.1/10https://assets.publishing.se

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