#Variant

Adam Stone

Rokkster

Convo over the summer: “Is Rokk planning to return to your offices?” Me: “The virus is as strong now as it always has been - we won’t be returning while

Yascha Mounk

Yascha_Mounk

I've been grappling with an apparent paradox:According to postmodernists, there is no such thing as truth. I disagree. But as many institutions come to adopt postmodernist premises, the idea that

Monica Gandhi MD, MPH

MonicaGandhi9

Let's talk B117 and why I don't think this variant is going to deter our progress. What are 3 things you worry about with a variant? 1) Increased transmissibility; 2)

Trevor Bedford

trvrb

This strongly suggests that there has been cryptic transmission in Washington State for the past 6 weeks. 3/9 It's possible that this genetic similarity is a coincidence and these are

Dr Giridhara R Babu

epigiri

INSACOG researchers first detected B.1.617, which is now known as the Indian variant of the virus, as early as February, Ajay Parida, director of the state-run Institute of Life Sciences

Tom J. Astle

tjalamont

Here, have a lovely little stink bug. Some we saw showed more turquoise above - don't know if they were a related but different species, or maybe just a variant

Chise 🧬🧫🦠💉

sailorrooscout

Vaccines work. An outbreak in a Kentucky nursing home involving a COVID variant with E484K in a vulnerable vaccinated population showed very effective (86.5%) protection against symptomatic illness. This is

Jon 🏹👱🏻 Bauman

AnoYaro

Getting back up to speed with modern C++ after a couple years writing rust really makes me appreciate what a nicely designed language rust is. Some thoughts as I go…

Supernova Momma (She/Her)

SupernovaMomma

I’m finally putting up the girl’s calming corner!!! We are serious about teaching emotionally intelligence around here The Kit is from Gerneration Mindful! https://genmindful.com/products/time-in-toolkit?variant=35355067613334They also

Prof. Christina Pagel

chrischirp

THREAD on latest data on B.1.617.2 (an "India" Variant) in England.The Sanger Institute released its latest sequencing data for variants in England today https://covid19.sanger.ac.uk/about TLDR: it's not looking good at a

Andrew Wong

guavapancake

Truth is a big thing for me, so I'll take some time at the laundromat explaining THE TRUTH.Ordinary people judge if a COVID-19 vaccine is "neutralizing" if you can breathe

Dr Zoë Hyde

DrZoeHyde

Here’s a very good news story. New studies show the Pfizer-BNT vaccine works incredibly well, including against the South African variant (the most immune-evading variant known).But the second dose is

Eric Feigl-Ding

DrEricDing

Ummmm… #P1 variant’s case fraction % in New York City just rose over 30% in just one week. Any others growing? Not really—#B117 (while more common) only rose tiny

Eric Feigl-Ding

DrEricDing

Damn—An unvaccinated health care worker set off a #COVID19 outbreak at a nursing home where most residents were vaccinated—dozens of infections, including 22 cases among residents/staff who were already fully

Kevin Fenton

ProfKevinFenton

You may have recently heard or read about a new variant that was first identified in India emerging in the UK, including in London – so what is it and

Jeffrey Barrett

jcbarret

Great paper investigating the infamous D614G coronavirus mutation in the lab. Clearly shows G614 better at infecting human cells in a dish, as well as hamsters. A couple of thoughts