servodude wrote:Itsallaguess wrote:
Some new information coming from the BBC this morning with regards to some additional granularity in what's previously been called 'the Indian variant'
going to be hard at this point to ascertain whether it's outcompeting the Kent variant through genetic advantage or whether it's just appearing in circulation at the right time to take advantage of regulations relaxingItsallaguess wrote:
In one cluster at a care home, 14 elderly residents who have all been vaccinated were infected with the variant, the source said. A number needed hospital treatment but not for severe disease, and it is thought all have now recovered.
- Fank thuck for that ray of hope!
I'm hoping that there will soon be data to suggest that the India variant with the "eek" mutation is similarly beaten by vaccination
Yes, it was that final section that really caught my eye too, and it seems to offer some hope that things might not be as bad as initially feared with regards to this particular strain of the virus.
It also, of course, again hammers home the importance of people getting vaccinated if they wish to avoid the worst outcomes even if they do subsequently become infected with this terrible thing..
Early days still, but some hopeful news all the same...
Cheers,
Itsallaguess