Many people are wondering how the coronavirus variants will affect the course of the pandemic.
That’s why @DeborahNetburn reached out to epidemiologists, doctors and infectious disease experts to learn more about what we can expect:https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2021-02-10/why-scientists-are-not-panicking-about-new-coronavirus-variants …
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Here’s the good news: None of the scientists
@DeborahNetburn reached out to are freaking out about the coronavirus variants. “I am not in panic mode,” said Dr. Eric Toner, a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security.https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2021-02-10/why-scientists-are-not-panicking-about-new-coronavirus-variants …2 replies 21 retweets 39 likesShow this thread -
While Dr. Eric Toner of Johns Hopkins acknowledged that the new variants of SARS-CoV-2 do pose challenges, he doesn’t consider them game-changers. https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2021-02-10/why-scientists-are-not-panicking-about-new-coronavirus-variants …pic.twitter.com/jcq4bco0Bm
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Though some of the variants are more resistant to the first generation of COVID-19 vaccines, that doesn’t mean the vaccines are useless, said Dr. Annabelle De St. Maurice, who leads pediatric infection control for UCLA Health. https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2021-02-10/why-scientists-are-not-panicking-about-new-coronavirus-variants …pic.twitter.com/CvuIUYcoR0
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There is currently no evidence to suggest that new variants make herd immunity harder to achieve, said Chunhuei Chi, director of the Center for Global Health at Oregon State University. But, he said, the variants highlight the need for mass vaccinations. https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2021-02-10/why-scientists-are-not-panicking-about-new-coronavirus-variants …pic.twitter.com/jovUynIxOT
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isn’t the recent evidence of another infection spike in manaus and the E484K / B135 south african variant not triggering an immune response from previously infected patients in the astra zeneca study evidence?
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