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CobraGT 12/21/20 2:23:31 PM #398: | This new variant So far only mathematical modeling shows that the new variant spreads faster. Multiple disease experts are saying this. I read it in NY Times but there are many sites reporting this. https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/12/mutant-coronavirus-united-kingdom-sets-alarms-its-importance-remains-unclear "In a press conference on Saturday, Chief Science Adviser Patrick Vallance said B.1.1.7, which first appeared in a virus isolated on 20 September,..." [been around since September.] " ... the United Kingdom may have just picked it up first because it has the most sophisticated SARS-CoV-2 genomic monitoring in the world. Many countries have little or no sequencing." What I am quoting below is curious but not really pertinent. " Theyre also wondering how it evolved so fast. B.1.1.7 has acquired 17 mutations all at once, a feat never seen before." --- GoldenSun/Crossbone Isle diagrams/ 18 teams known https://photobucket.com/u/SwordOfWheat/a/9990a2ee-25f3-4242-ae79-7d2d4b882be4 ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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