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Troubling—the worst variant to date, the #DeltaVariant is now the new fastest growing variant in US. This is the so-called “Indian” variant #B16172 that is ravaging UK 🇬🇧 despite high vaccinations because it has immune evasion properties. Here is why it’s trouble—🧵. #COVID19 
2) We are expecting the #DeltaVariant to continue growing in the US, outpacing all other variants just like it has in India 🇮🇳 and UK 🇬🇧, and become dominant in US by end of July, if not earlier.
Here is the prediction track - via @TWenseleers from @GISAID data.
Here is the prediction track - via @TWenseleers from @GISAID data.
3) here was how it overtook everything in the UK 🇬🇧— it will happen soon in the US as well.
⚠️“dramatic rise in UK cases of a variant first discovered in India could undermine roadmap for reopening”, scientists caution. One of 3 key 🇮🇳variants, #B161712, now surged to 6% of all variants in UK, WHO & England both upgraded to “variant of concern”.🧵theguardian.com/world/2021/may…
2) Prof @chrischirp, of University College London and member of @IndependentSage experts, speaking in a personal capacity said rise in B.1.617.2 cases was concerning enough to delay the next stage of the roadmap scheduled for Monday, when a range of restrictions are to be lifted.
3) “the second most common variant in the UK. Wellcome Sanger Institute’s Covid-19 genomic surveillance data – **which excludes recent travellers and surge testing specimens** – suggests about 6.1% of Covid genomes in England sequenced in the 4 weeks to 24 April are B.1.617.2.
