New British CoVid  Strain IS Deadlier

Published: Jan. 27, 2021, 9:06 p.m.

 

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The CoVid strain B.1.1.7, isolated in the UK, besides spreading more readily person to person, appears to be about 65%% deadlier that the original Chinese virus.  This according to data just presented at the WHO’s Strategic Advisory Group of Experts meeting.

 

This conclusion stems from 3 case studies from the London School (35% higher), Imperial College London (36% higher, and the University of Exeter (91% higher). The case fatality rate for hospitalized patients was not significantly increased leading to the conclusion that the new strain increases the risk of a more severe case requiring hospitalization.

 

This strain is in the US.  Many cases are in California, Florida, and New York.

 

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/955239/NERVTAG_paper_on_variant_of_concern__VOC__B.1.1.7.pdf

 

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/transmission/variant-cases.html

 

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