Here is some encouraging news about the new variant's potential infectiousness from Prof Balloux at UCL Genetics Institute:
"The new 'UK #SARSCoV2 variant' (lineage B 1.1.7) which has recently gone up in frequency in the UK has been identified in numerous countries including in Denmark, where its frequency remained at ~1% in mid-December."
"If the 'UK variant' were more contagious, its frequency should increase wherever it is present. Otherwise what we're likely observing are random inter-lineage fluctuations, typical of epidemics (see lower panel below; UK variant in dark orange)."
thank you! I feel like we are all constantly forgetting that all knowledge takes time to develop and everything requires discovery. There's nothing wrong with optimism.
Here is some encouraging news about the new variant's potential infectiousness from Prof Balloux at UCL Genetics Institute:
"The new 'UK #SARSCoV2 variant' (lineage B 1.1.7) which has recently gone up in frequency in the UK has been identified in numerous countries including in Denmark, where its frequency remained at ~1% in mid-December."
"If the 'UK variant' were more contagious, its frequency should increase wherever it is present. Otherwise what we're likely observing are random inter-lineage fluctuations, typical of epidemics (see lower panel below; UK variant in dark orange)."
https://twitter.com/BallouxFrancois/status/1343842042754039813
However, the vaccines' effectiveness against the new strain is yet to be determined.
thank you! I feel like we are all constantly forgetting that all knowledge takes time to develop and everything requires discovery. There's nothing wrong with optimism.