#Variant

Eric Feigl-Ding

DrEricDing

TROUBLESOME—The new variants that each have the tricky antibody-evading E484k mutation are what worries me.This Science piece summarizes what I’ve been warning last 2 weeks w/ the new South Africa

Richard Chambers

newschambers

Breaking 727 new cases - no new deaths. Tony Holohan describes situation as “gravely concerning.” NEW Professor Philip Nolan - the virus is transmitting faster than at any point since

Kit Yates

Kit_Yates_Maths

@IndependentSage are holding an emergency press conference at 10AM today.You can watch along here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kIcCUY5vWc&feature=youtu.beThe following thread is a summary of our position.(Figures - based on English

Eric Feigl-Ding

DrEricDing

JUST ONE PERSON—UK scientists think one immunocompromised person who cleared virus slowly & only partially wiped out an infection, leaving behind genetically-hardier viruses that rebound & learn how to

Catherine Moore🦠🧬🇪🇺

SmallRedOne

For all of you PCR nerds out there, the lab has just sent me over some screenshots of a great example of an N gene variant. That is a virus

Eric Feigl-Ding

DrEricDing

Mulling disclosure that new #B117 variant could increase #COVID19 deaths ~30%. is expected to prolong & tighten lockdown—Schools may close until Easter, overseas travelers maybe quarantined in hotels

Apoorva Mandavilli

apoorva_nyc

NEW: Some new variants of the coronavirus may pose unexpected challenges to the immune system, even in those who have been vaccinated, according to two new studies, posted online Tuesday

Deepti Gurdasani

dgurdasani1

The past months have seen several new concerning variants identified in regions across the globe. A thread about the new variants we're seeing in different parts of the world, what

Matthew Thompson

mattuthompson

“The new variant is 30-40% more deadly!!”Makes for good headlines but v important to say that percentage changes are often misleading. Better to look at the actual numbers themselves. A

Stephen Reicher

ReicherStephen

This spectacularly misses the point - in two ways.First, it's not just around the S. African variant. We must all think twice about what activities are essential and seek to

Saud AlDubayan, M.D. د.سعود الدبيان

s_aldubayan

Very excited to see our work on deep learning germline variant characterization out today in @JAMA_currentHere is a quick thread on the major findings and takeaways from this study. #CancerResearch

Jacob F Kirkegaard

jfkirkegaard

The lack of EU government preparedness for a "Dunkirk Moment" rollout of vaccines is a scandal. We know that national differences within the EU are large, just at the @NYTimes

Bibi Derpinaa

_akufarida

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Eric Feigl-Ding

DrEricDing

New more worrisome South Africa strain: the new 501.V2 variant has troubling details:—seems to spread faster—higher viral load—possibly more severe among young adults—2 of 3 mutations in 501.V2 **reduce virus

Peter Foster

pmdfoster

Remember the government wanting to "follow the science"? It is remarkable how far it is ignoring scientific advice on this new ultra-infectious variant of #Covid-19 by keeping schools open... both

Dr Ali G #NHSBlueHeart💙- Please #WearAMask 😷🇪🇺

AlisonGeorge10

VERY IMPORTANT THREAD. The @ONS stats on #COVID19 risk for teachers were based on cases in 53 teachers-2 nursery, 5 primary, 7 secondary & 39 unknown type. They were taken

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