Although I’m a little worried that partial immune escape and higher transmissibility are being conflated here. The latter will speed things up (rather than prolong it, as the headline implies) and bring the next phase around *sooner* but tragically so—more infections.
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Replying to @zeynep @BillHanage
So not all variants are “drawing things out.” Quite the contrary. On partial immune escape, just amazing how everyone is ignoring what *actually* happened in South Africa without widespread vaccination. It’s like the most important data doesn’t count. Baffling.
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Yes really interesting that. I have my own views on what might have produced it, but don’t have data to address the question
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Feels like it should get some attention???
It’s super interesting and obviously very relevant. Yet utterly missing from the “oh noes vaccines are useless against the SA variant” (which is obviously not what has been shown whatsoever but alas) message that’s now spreading.4 replies 3 retweets 36 likes -
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I think it’s a good example of how we don’t know enough about the epidemiology of reinfections. How common they are, how severe, how infectious? Variants or not
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I mean... is pretty wildpic.twitter.com/ytEbVJXaCD
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Exactly. Been talking to people about it for a while and completely baffled by apparent lack of curiosity in the “discourse” about something so striking and relevant.
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Replying to @zeynep
I suspect it is something to do with infectiousness of 2nd infections, but like I said, don’t have the data
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Replying to @BillHanage
One plausible path. Or a slight forward shift in incubation period that makes it more susceptible to NPIs (that one isn't my theory).
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(I am encouraging that person to either write it up or find a way to test it. A you say, we don't know but I'm just dying we aren't putting an extraordinary effort to try to tease out what on earth happened.)
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Replying to @zeynep @BillHanage
Sending good wishes (and some rest!) to you both, thanks for everything this last year
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