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    1. Kai Kupferschmidt‏Verified account @kakape 4 Jan 2021

      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

      74 replies 1,075 retweets 2,739 likes
    2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 4 Jan 2021
      Replying to @kakape

      Did you see Ireland? Probably mixed with epi factors (pubs opening plus holidays) but...

      6 replies 1 retweet 44 likes
    3. Kai Kupferschmidt‏Verified account @kakape 5 Jan 2021
      Replying to @zeynep

      Exactly my feeling. Behavior change, seasonality (flu season really only starting now) etc probably account for some of this, but given multiple strands of evidence I have hard time believing that’s it...

      4 replies 0 retweets 31 likes
    4. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 5 Jan 2021
      Replying to @kakape

      I hate this. This feels like last February when we are watching other places get hit, we know what the most likely explanation is, and we already know the problem is here (in the US). I’m back to personally warning people to up all their precautions—at least till we have clarity.

      3 replies 29 retweets 120 likes
    5. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 5 Jan 2021
      Replying to @zeynep @kakape

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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 …

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      zeynep tufekciVerified account @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 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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    6. Dumbfounded by the dumb I’ve found‏ @dumbfinder_ 5 Jan 2021
      Replying to @zeynep @kakape

      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?

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      zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 5 Jan 2021
      Replying to @dumbfinder_ @kakape

      All (informed) guesses at this point. Nobody is sure.

      6:35 AM - 5 Jan 2021
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        1. Dumbfounded by the dumb I’ve found‏ @dumbfinder_ 5 Jan 2021
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          My family’s been in voluntary lockdown since early November; trying to ascertain whether the same measures suffice or other things are required now.

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