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Rajeev Jayadevan

RajeevJayadevan

Evidence that B.1.617.2 (India) is a not a fatal variant. No deaths occurred from an outbreak of 15 cases in a UK care home. This group, being frail, has high

Dr Duncan Robertson

Analysis of today's PHE surveillance report.A short thread.While Covid cases may be low in many parts of the country, there are still rates of over 70 cases per 100,000, in

Dr Ali G #NHSBlueHeart💙 #FBNHS #PleaseWearAMask😷

Good afternoon #PrimeMinister, Reading the @Telegraph article below has caused me significant angst. As a healthcare professional who has seen just what #COVID19 can do, I am struggling to understand

Deepti Gurdasani

On what data has @educationgovuk made this decision? ONS data Easter showed clear increases in positivity among primary & 2ndary school children before Easter. No data following Easter, given schools

Deepti Gurdasani

So looks like the govt has finally designated B.1.617.2 (so-called 'Indian variant' a VOC- the PHE appears to have designated that the risk to the public is 'high', but the

B.1.617 is the nameFind more information on the lineage at https://cov-lineages.org/lineages/lineage_B.1.617.html This lineage is defined by 15 genetic variants including 6 Spike protein variants.Two variants of these 6 (E484Q and

Deepti Gurdasani

Here's a fact check and of the daily briefing today. Is the govt actually following the data, or even presenting the data accurately?TL;DR: The reality is in stark contrast to