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    zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 6 Feb 2021

    zeynep tufekci Retweeted Zain Chagla

    The kind of forward-thinking approach we need. B117 can give us really useful epidemiological information—and thus ideas/paths for mitigation.https://twitter.com/zchagla/status/1358029302751784963 …

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    Zain ChaglaVerified account @zchagla
    One thing to watch for the weeks to come. As B117 is rare for now, it’s emergence really does give us a better sense of the epi links occurring around us. With so much circulating COVID normally it’s hard to necessarily pick out where it came from
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      2. Michael Herf‏ @herf 6 Feb 2021
        Replying to @zeynep

        How good is SGTF surveillance in the US? Could we make it better?

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      3. Information Junkie  👨‍💻‏ @JustTheFacts37 6 Feb 2021
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        Not great, but picking up Problem is, there’s a decent amount of non-B.1.1.7 SGTF still floating around, and the sequencing to confirm can lag, making contact tracing difficult Data from Helix, showing only 75% is B117 https://www.helix.com/pages/helix-covid-19-surveillance-dashboard …pic.twitter.com/dgpUveBJQH

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      1. 157% Unbiased‏ @SciencePartisan 6 Feb 2021
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        It could but is anyone working on that project? Would require a specific focus, otherwise just as likely to make tenuous links.

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      1. Information Junkie  👨‍💻‏ @JustTheFacts37 6 Feb 2021
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        At the very least, we should be getting an age breakdown of B.1.1.7 cases Even without contact tracing, difficult given the time needed to sequence and confirm, we can infer some contact/spread point from that data

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      2. Viral Helmets #CovidIsAirborne‏ @ViralHelmets 7 Feb 2021
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        @awyllie13 0.5oz spit samples are stable and would allow snapshots of infectivity over time. I think more stable than PCR nasopharyngeal swab. We could also tackle the school question by collecting spit samples and using them for backtracing. And use it to watch B117/variants.

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      3. Anne Wyllie‏ @awyllie13 7 Feb 2021
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        Indeed! We just need more PCR assays to be screening for these variants being done or more sequencing of positive samples.

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