The new UK variant, also known as the #GreatBarringtonVariant, may be more deadly.
If indeed true—but even if it’s 'just' more transmissible & not more deadly—it looks like that whole Herd Immunity thing was just a really baaad idea. 🧵
#coronavirus
If indeed true—but even if it’s 'just' more transmissible & not more deadly—it looks like that whole Herd Immunity thing was just a really baaad idea. 🧵
#coronavirus
How the name #GreatBarringtonVariant came to be:
https://twitter.com/lalytatweets/status/1340662342036697090
Why we are living a nightmare of our own making:
https://twitter.com/lalytatweets/status/1352395023116066822
And why — in 2021 — herd immunity by infection in this #coronavirus pandemic is still a dangerous delusion:
https://twitter.com/lalytatweets/status/1350006713714434049
Reminder that this is all preliminary. We don’t know yet for sure.
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https://twitter.com/kakape/status/1352684916295819264
Remember, new variant or not, we do know what we have to do in this #coronavirus pandemic:
Individuals- #StayHome  as much as possible, #WearAMask , #SocialDistance,🧼🤚, #ventilate et etc.
Governments- help w/ 👩🏫,💉&💰.
In other words, be the Swiss 🧀 the world needs:
Individuals- #StayHome  as much as possible, #WearAMask , #SocialDistance,🧼🤚, #ventilate et etc.
Governments- help w/ 👩🏫,💉&💰.
In other words, be the Swiss 🧀 the world needs:
https://twitter.com/lalytatweets/status/1350773467180920834
More info on the #GreatBarringtonVariant (aka #B117):
https://twitter.com/virusesimmunity/status/1352700284762525703
Why not doing anything or doing little to stop the spread is bad:
https://twitter.com/tomaspueyo/status/1352682612763062274
"This is the UK analysis of the increased mortality from the B117 variant. Several independent evaluations give the worrying picture that B117 is between 30-60% more fatal. Nobody has been waiting for this... I've had enough for tonight..."
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl…
This sucks.
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl…
This sucks.
https://twitter.com/Karl_Lauterbach/status/1352784891134550017
Another 🧵 going over what we know, what we still need to know, and what it means:
https://twitter.com/billhanage/status/1352836899610767363
"We must urgently move to elimination. The case for this has been clear for months, but recent events emphasise this even more. Hoping for the best isn't a strategy- it's a recipe for disaster."
This perfectly summarizes why we can no longer continue to regret instead of prevent
This perfectly summarizes why we can no longer continue to regret instead of prevent
https://twitter.com/dgurdasani1/status/1352903081315475456
Mini thread on #B117 and Denmark
https://twitter.com/tomaspueyo/status/1353150579888050176
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