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Delta variant
#B16172: 50-70% more transmissible 2.7x more likely to be hospitalized than#B117 “Many people could end up in hospital,NHS could be thrown into another surge.” Says
@globalhlthtwit of@IndependentSage.#COVID19#DeltaVariant pic.twitter.com/stca6XFKTDShow this thread -
Pfizer vaccine doesn’t work too well against
#DeltaVariant as recipients have lower antibody levels against this variant. It’s the largest study to date investigating vaccine-induced antibody neutralising capacity against the newest variants of concern. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(21)01290-3/fulltext#.YLnjn8KmfUI.twitter … -
It is MAJOR NEWS for the UK that Public Health England have upgraded the risk from
#DeltaVariant (aka#IndianVariant) to *red* in terms of higher transmissibility, more risk of hospitalisation and more vaccine escape than previously thought yet hardly any news outlets covering itShow this thread -
So as I understand it, Public Health England have announced that there is signfiicant vaccine escape for the
#DeltaVariant & it is highly transmissible--it has been give red status--and is being ignored by media. And there's evidence of govt deliberately playing things down.Show this thread -
“Immune escape” in
#DeltaVariant. That’s the latest finding - that#B16172 is as bad for antibody neutralization as the Beta variant#B1351 from South Africa. 1st dose alone very small effect— 2 doses needed, but weakest against Delta. Let’s walk through evidence
#COVID19 https://twitter.com/thelancet/status/1400581563314757633 …pic.twitter.com/o0s9WIudCWShow this thread -
20) We needs to be even more cautious about kids risk now that the
#DeltaVariant#B16172 is proliferating worldwide. This variant has huge transmission risk in children and likely more severe. See thread.https://twitter.com/DrEricDing/status/1400745955671031813 …1:05Show this thread -
5) How fast is
#DeltaVariant#B16172 taking over the total number of cases in the UK? Pretty darn fast. It’s now approaching / near 75% of all cases in the UK.pic.twitter.com/cQH6MWjvXoShow this thread -
UK govt making a big song and dance about moving Portugal from green to amber on their not-fit-for-purpose travel traffic lights system. Meantime PHE report showed ystday
#DeltaVariant (from India) in UK is MORE transmissible, has higher risk of hospitalisation and vaccine escape https://twitter.com/BBCNews/status/1400626563163594759 …Show this thread -
ICYMI
@IndependentSage released an emergency statement yesterday saying that as things stand with#DeltaVariant aka#IndianVariant in UK, we believe it's difficult to justify moving ahead with 21 June full reopening. We wish to avoid another full lockdown https://www.independentsage.org/indie-sage-statement-on-the-uk-government-roadmap-for-ending-all-restrictions/ …pic.twitter.com/M0xCOeuE6IShow this thread -
2) Latest UK
@PHE_uk assessment on#DeltaVariant#B16172:Severity is now RED (previously insufficient info)
Vaccines is now RED with high confidence (previously moderate)pic.twitter.com/fp4vyXSJfx
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4) Keep in mind that this ~2.5x higher hospitalization risk for
#B16172#DeltaVariant versus#B117#AlphaVariant is on top of#B117 being 64% more severe than the original earlier strain. Thus 1.64*2.5=#DeltaVariant having *4.1x* the risk of hospitalization vs original!https://twitter.com/drericding/status/1367562270172205060 …
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The number of
#DeltaVariant aka#IndianVariant-related infections in educational settings has been rising rapidly within just a month ending May 30, with 97 confirmed outbreaks in primary and secondary schools – that's about one in 250 schools schools.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/04/covid-outbreak-at-my-childrens-school-makes-me-fear-were-complacent … -
"We've got to get this suppressed, because if we don't then the real risk now is that the NHS will again be overwhelmed, when we look at the figures that
@chrischirp is presenting today."@globalhlthtwit#IndependentSAGE#DeltaVariant pic.twitter.com/zaA7zoSsVM -
3) Two separate studies on hospitalization severity—one from England
and one from Scotland
— both found Increased severity of
#DeltaVariant#B16172Risk of hospital admission (Hazard Ratio = 2.61 in England and HR = 2.39 in Scotland) compared to the Kent variant
#B117!pic.twitter.com/iL9zNFuxYlShow this thread -
Evil Bungle, corruption, idiocy and the Delta variant. Oh the “joys” of being British.
#JohnsonVariant#DeltaVariant#ToryCorruptionpic.twitter.com/PIs8Hr8Gjp -
The devastating
#COVIDSecondWave pandemic in#India is mainly due to#DeltaVariant or B.1.617.2 strain.#WHO has also confirmed it and said that it is highly infectious.#COVIDSecondWave -
Radio silence from
@GavinWilliamson@BorisJohnson@educationgovuk Schools return on Monday with no mitigation against the#DeltaVariant which was already increasing exponentially in education settings prior to half term. What's the plan#MakeSchoolsSafe#Covid_19#schoolsShow this thread -
There are numerous reports of school outbreaks linked to
#DeltaVariant (B1617.2#IndianVariant) *across the country*, but we don't know extent of outbreaks/school disruption because DfE and Public Health England have refused/failed to release the data since beginning of May.https://twitter.com/allthecitizens/status/1400432017209188355 …Show this thread -
Great news! Zero deaths in the
#UK despite some increase in cases attributed to#DeltaVariant What better evidence#vaccines work. Pls amplifyTogether V need to address
#vaccinehesitancy & help prevent a#CovidIndia 3rd wave#Corona@TwitterRetweetshttps://www.bbc.com/news/uk-57320320.amp …Show this thread
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