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    1. A Marm Kilpatrick‏ @DiseaseEcology 26 Mar 2021

      Whether B.1.1.7 will cause new surge in cases as it rises in frequency will depend on differential advantage over local variants, current transmission rates Rt (which reflect immunity & social interactions). If Rt=0.66 w/out B.1.1.7 & advantage is <50%, Rt<1 & no surge, (cont)

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    2. A Marm Kilpatrick‏ @DiseaseEcology 26 Mar 2021

      assuming behavioral changes don't increase Rt. But if Rt=0.66 & B.1.1.7 advantage is 75%, then then Rt=1.16 & cases will increase 16% every 6d w/ B.1.1.7 dominant. Is this why MI is increasing & CA decreasing?

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    3. A Marm Kilpatrick‏ @DiseaseEcology 26 Mar 2021

      Thus, determining reason for differential growth of B.1.1.7 will inform whether additional restrictions will be needed to keep cases in check as it increases in freq or not. This is very important as people are planning for next 3 months.

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    4. A Marm Kilpatrick‏ @DiseaseEcology 26 Mar 2021

      A big ace up our sleeve is vaccination! If we can quickly vaccinate population before B.1.1.7 increases in frequency, we can push Rt well below 1. Vaccines are very effective against B.1.1.7 so far (i.e. w/out E484K mutation, so I hope we can pull this off!

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    5. A Marm Kilpatrick‏ @DiseaseEcology 26 Mar 2021

      Obvious lurking concern is whether immune escape variants (e.g. B.1.351) will spread in partly (& later more fully) vaccinated populations. I hope the answer is poorly, but no hard data to know yet.

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    6. A Marm Kilpatrick‏ @DiseaseEcology 26 Mar 2021

      Clarification: All plots here show the FREQUENCY of B.1.1.7, so they show changes RELATIVE to other variants. Factors that increase Rt (e.g. less restrictions, social behavior) wouldn't affect rate of frequency increase unless they affect the variants differently.

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    7. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 27 Mar 2021
      Replying to @DiseaseEcology

      Based on comparing real-world trajectories, one (speculative, yes) question may be whether B.1.1.7 is less susceptible to NPIs than B.1.3.5. So it's probably possible for various factors to differentially affect variant trajectories (and also makes B.1.1.7 such a challenge).

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    8. A Marm Kilpatrick‏ @DiseaseEcology 27 Mar 2021
      Replying to @zeynep

      Interesting idea! How were you thinking this would work (other than age-dependent Rt hyp above)? Are you hypothesizing that B.1.351 has a lower R0 than B.1.1.7 (but could have a higher Rt due to more immune evasion) so easier to control with NPIs? Or am I misunderstanding?

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    9. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 27 Mar 2021
      Replying to @DiseaseEcology

      Different infectious window: length and/or timing? Earlier/later infectiousness in disease course (later easier to notice/control with NPIs) or narrower/wider duration (latter harder with NPIs). South Africa vs UK/Israel/Europe trajectory is interesting. B.1.1.7 seems terrible.

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    10. A Marm Kilpatrick‏ @DiseaseEcology 27 Mar 2021
      Replying to @zeynep

      Oh. Good points. Paper by @StephenKissler @yhgrad suggests longer pre-symptomatic for B.1.1.7 (but small N) than d614g. Definitely important traits to study. Haven't seen much detailed info on viral loads for b.1.351.

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      zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 27 Mar 2021
      Replying to @DiseaseEcology @StephenKissler @yhgrad

      Yes, I know the paper! I find B.1.1.7 to be quite a threat. Appears more resistant to NPIs, likely more lethal too, wreaks havoc (at least for a while) even in partially-vaccinated populations. Meanwhile, does B.1.135 immune escape cause any uptick for severe disease? Not clear.

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