Every few months, we hear about anew variant
— Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH (@ashishkjha) November 26, 2021
Most turn out to not be much
Well, unfortunately, there's a new variant B.1.1.529 that is concerning
What do we know so far? A few things but not a lot
Reminder: when it comes to variants, we focus on three things
Short thread
I've been reading virologists' threads about the new Covid variant. A thread of thoughts, one over all:
— Cheryl Rofer (@CherylRofer) November 26, 2021
The pandemic is far from over. We must accept that and act accordingly. Vaccinate, wear masks, social distance. We must keep doing these things until the incidence is down.
South Africa's health minister has announced the discovery of a new coronavirus variant that appears to be spreading rapidly in parts of the country. https://t.co/amgKNkBjlp
— CNN (@CNN) November 26, 2021
Given everything we know at this stage, I'd be very surprised if the current mRNA vaccines did not continue to offer strong protection against severe disease and death from B.1.1.529.
— Carl T. Bergstrom (@CT_Bergstrom) November 26, 2021
I'm more concerned about it sweeping through areas that have not been able to acquire vaccines.
We have launched a tracker for confirmed and probable cases of B.1.1.529, the new coronavirus variant. It will be updated several times a day https://t.co/riXJmwdnoq pic.twitter.com/L4YhkphiMZ
— BNO Newsroom (@BNODesk) November 26, 2021
Sad! 