NEW from @maywarren11: A new local study suggests a concerning rise in the B.1.1.7 COVID variant in the GTA, and predicts it will likely become dominant in the region before the end of the month. thestar.com/news/gta/2021/…
“This new strain is transmitting very rapidly and it’s able to out-compete other strains that are circulating in Ontario,” said lead author Kevin A. Brown, a scientist at @PublicHealthON and an assistant professor at the University of Toronto. /2 thestar.com/news/gta/2021/…
“We know from other parts of the world, and now in Ontario as well, that this variant is more transmissible than other variants, so we’re confirming that.” /3 thestar.com/news/gta/2021/…
The study comes as Toronto’s medical officer of health, Dr. Eileen de Villa, warned of the rising threat of extra-contagious variants of concern, at a Wednesday press conference.
“I have never been as worried about the future as I am today,” she said. /4 thestar.com/news/gta/2021/…
“I have never been as worried about the future as I am today,” she said. /4 thestar.com/news/gta/2021/…
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