Anyone who can look at this graph and what we know so far about B.1.1.7 and not be intensely worried has not been paying attention… #B117pic.twitter.com/zIoKcsGYsA
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I worked on New Year’s Eve just to get this out. No, not more severe is not comforting when it’s more transmissible! I just hope it’s epi and behavior change and not as much the lineage, and we vaccinate as fast as possible. We’ll know soon enough.https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/1344711352947011584 …
Does anyone have information at this point on transmission vectors? That is to say, is the new variant more transmissible because less is required to spread but still primarily via aerosol? Is it hardier? What are the mechanics/logistics of its heightened contagiousness?
See this? They seem to suggest that's what they will do next.https://twitter.com/jbloom_lab/status/1346442000472580098 …
Absolutely. Half my conversations with scientists these days (and my story to be posted later today) start by talking about this sense of deja-vu!
Not to intrude on your conversation, but UK variant now confirmed at 25% of new cases in Ireland, up from the previous estimate of 10%:https://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/coronavirus-5-325-new-cases-17-deaths-reported-as-ministers-told-uk-variant-in-25-of-tests-sampled-1.4450388 …
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