Category: UK
SAGE got it wrong – schools have incubated the deadly new UK SARS-CoV-2 variant B117 after being told to stay open
“..the total number of confirmed cases in pupils increases following the half term break in all regions. More...
“It’s clear that the (new UK Sars-cov-2) variant is more dominant (1.2x) in children aged 0-9 yrs and 0-19 yrs
“It’s clear that the variant is more dominant (1.2x) in children aged 0-9 yrs and 0-19 yrs. More...
Did new variant SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 spread during English lockdown?
Did the new SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 lineage spread during the English national lockdown? More...
S-variant SARS-CoV-2 associated with significantly higher viral loads
“This analysis suggests that patients whose samples exhibit the S-dropout profile in the TaqPath test are more likely to have high viral loads at the time of sampling. More...
The new SARS-CoV-2 variant is growing rapidly, is more transmissible, and affecting a greater proportion of under 20s
Greater transmission : The new variant has a transmission advantage of 0.4 to 0.7 in reproduction number compared to the previously observed strain. More...
UK approves AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine
Britain on Wednesday became the first country in the world to approve a coronavirus vaccine developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca as it battles a major winter surge driven by a new, highly contagious variant of the virus. More...
Investigation of novel SARS-CoV-2 variant – Variant of Concern 202012/01
“Preliminary results from the cohort study found no statistically significant difference in hospitalisation and 28-day case fatality between cases with the variant (VOC-201212/01) and wild-type comparator cases. More...
Independent Sage: Place all regions of England in Tier 4 to suppress spread of coronavirus
Independent Sage:
#We believe that the government must immediately:
- Rescind a relaxation of the rules and ban household mixing on Christmas Day (apart from exemptions and pre-existing bubbles)
- Place all regions of England in Tier 4 to suppress spread of the virus as far as possible while scientists continue to learn more about the new variant.
SAGE: Keep UK secondary schools closed in January
SAGE scientists have urged Boris Johnson, the UK’s prime minister, to keep secondary schools closed in January because of concerns about a new, more virulent strain of coronavirus. More...