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He is also factually wrong on at least one other thing: “He finds it astonishing that COVID-19 has boosted its infectiousness by 30 to 50 per cent over previou
by baxtr 6y ago
He is also factually wrong on at least one other thing:
“He finds it astonishing that COVID-19 has boosted its infectiousness by 30 to 50 per cent over previous strains by doing what viruses do: evolve, mutate and adapt for more effective reproduction.”
The UK strain seems to be 25% more infectious. It’s still bad but less than mentioned.
EDIT: source is the latest Drosten podcast, where he referenced to some new evidence and papers. Here’s the transcript (in German), see page 9 bottom.
https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/info/coronaskript262.pdf https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/info/coronaskript262.pdf
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- thaumaturgy 6y agoThe article leads with B117 but B.1.351, the South African variant, is approximately 50% more contagious. Probably just a minor mix-up on the author's part.
- baxtr 6y agoMaybe. At the same time the UK strain was initially also estimated at 70% and the later detailed studies have corrected this number down. Might be the same case with the SA one