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    1. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 31 Dec 2020

      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 huge threat. We need aggressive public health action now—especially vaccination. https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2020/12/virus-mutation-catastrophe/617531/ …pic.twitter.com/I13Y9zlMJX

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    2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 31 Dec 2020

      As I write, new variant is still a respiratory virus, so the basic tools will not change, and they will all continue to work. But they may need to be more strict to work as well as before. With vaccines around the corner, every infection we avoid or delay matters *a great deal*.

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      zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 31 Dec 2020

      I have the quote of the year here, from @dylanhmorris "Exponentials are so cruel that nobody wants to look them in the eye." Lack of more severe disease from this variant is, of course, good but it doesn't undo the exponential (thus enormous) threat from more transmissibility.

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        2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 31 Dec 2020

          Everyone's tried and it's been a long year. But a lot of really good things are right around the corner—vaccines! With exponential threats, early action is worth so much. We will have more clarity soon, and it is easier to tamper down later if warranted.https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2020/12/virus-mutation-catastrophe/617531/ …

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        3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 31 Dec 2020

          Thanks a lot to @AdamJKucharski, @trvrb and @dylanhmorris but also the many others who have been sharing data/findings on this new variant. It may not be visible to everyone but the scientific community has been very fast *and* generous in pushing the knowledge out. Let's act.

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        4. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 31 Dec 2020

          (And yes, I get it. There has been needless fear-mongering over small or very rare threats, beach-shaming, miscommunication of flattening the cure, not always great risk communication etc. plus the vaccines are *really* good news. Still, risks are risks, and this one really is).

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        5. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 31 Dec 2020

          Vaccine rollout speed & scale? It was always important but it has become much more important. Aggressive public health action? Crucial till we get more clarity on the new variant. But with vaccines plus so many already sadly infected, I do believe spring will be much much better.

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        6. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 15 Jan 2021

          Folks, the CDC has issued a report warning about the UK variant, B.1.1.7 and the other two variants of concern (including the P.1). Everything from my December 31st piece (linked upthread) stands: we have to lower transmission and speed up vaccination. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/pdfs/mm7003e2-H.pdf …

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        1. Fatemeh Khatibloo, aka فاطی جون‏ @fatemehx2 31 Dec 2020
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          Do you mean "respiratory virus" in the sense of transmission modality? My understanding is that it is more accurately referred to as a vascular system virus in terms of effect.

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        1. Kit Miller‏ @millerkit 31 Dec 2020
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          Thank you so much for sounding the alarm. It seems like there’s been this repeated failure to fully anticipate and plan for foreseeable developments.

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        2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 31 Dec 2020

          Do note this excellent graphic by @mugecevik and co-authors. Anyone exposed/infected on Christmas will be around peak infectiousness—without necessarily symptoms—today. Something to keep in mind if planning to get together with others for New Year’s Eve. https://twitter.com/mugecevik/status/1329817594115846145 …pic.twitter.com/X0Xn46YfDD

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        3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 31 Dec 2020

          It's a struggle to find analogies to make exponential processes feel intuitive. I came up with a clumsy tsunami example. Fact-checker says this doesn't really make sense. I said I know! The perfect example is.. epidemics! And the reverse: vaccination!pic.twitter.com/ELSAecBuHl

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