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Britain tightens lockdowns over virus mutation with ‘significantly faster’ transmission rates
A bit confusing as the second paragraph of the WaPo article states "Experts said it does not appear more deadly or resistant to vaccines."
However, deeper into the article it says "John Edmunds, an infectious diseases expert at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, told reporters that scientists need to answer three questions: Is the variant more deadly, can it bypass previous infection antibodies or vaccination, and is it transmissible?"
“At present we have no information on the first two questions, but over the last few days we have begun to get an answer for the third, and the answer is very bad news,” he said. “It looks like this virus is significantly more infectious than the previous strains.”
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However, deeper into the article it says "John Edmunds, an infectious diseases expert at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, told reporters that scientists need to answer three questions: Is the variant more deadly, can it bypass previous infection antibodies or vaccination, and is it transmissible?"
“At present we have no information on the first two questions, but over the last few days we have begun to get an answer for the third, and the answer is very bad news,” he said. “It looks like this virus is significantly more infectious than the previous strains.”