COVID-19 — Coronavirus

[BlueHammer85]

Mr Hancock told MPs in the Commons there is currently "nothing to suggest" this variant will cause serious disease, adding that it is highly unlikely that it won't respond to a vaccine.

 

[kaz7]

It needs stressing that when viruses mutate they are usually less dangerous than previously but do tend to spread faster.

Not true with this so far

 

[Len Rum]

Tier 3 in Greater London.
Mutated virus spreading it about.
But hey let's have a five day super spreader blow out 23 -27 December.

 

[somapop]

Ffs.
I do this is merely bombastic reporting over a slight mutation...awaits those with a bit more knowledge.

 

[inchy14]

Tier 3 in Greater London.
Mutated virus spreading it about.
But hey let's have a five day super spreader blow out 23 -27 December.

Yes which one is it? Spreading like fuck or not a risk.
As usual more mixed messages from this lot of useless cunts.

 

[Silvercloud]

Not true with this so far

How do you mean? Are you saying this mutation is more dangerous than before?

 

[BlueHammer85]

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Can we leave the big scary yellow headlines to Kaz please

 

[kaz7]

How do you mean? Are you saying this mutation is more dangerous than before?

So far it has mutated loads of times and not once has a scientist said it is weaker

 

[kaz7]

Can we leave the big scary yellow headlines to Kaz please

Shut up

 

[MeatnSpudsMCFC]

Ffs.
I do this is merely bombastic reporting over a slight mutation...awaits those with a bit more knowledge.

This is a football forum. Think you’ll find all us experts in infectious diseases are in here already.

 

[ultimateharold]

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Don't worry Londoners, it's not your fault, unlike those pesky unwashed up north.

 

[hilts]

Can we leave the big scary yellow headlines to Kaz please

Never poke a hornets nest just give it a wide berth.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

There's no way he'd have any figures to quantify the new stain v vaccine....hopefully it's mutated slightly weaker, suspect we'll know that in a couple of weeks cases v hospital.

As for Hancock if he said day follows night I'd stay up to check.

 

[BlueHammer85]

Could be a good scare tactic to give people 2nd thoughts for xmas visits.

 

[artfuldodger]

From the Times yesterday

A study from Basel University in Switzerland shows a new variant of the virus appears to have emerged from Spain in early summer and spread to the UK by July. Remarkable by September the new variant was estimated to be responsible for 50% of virus cases in England and 80% of those in Wales and Scotland.

So not the first time a new variant has appeared.

 

[ganganvince]

Tier 3 for London from Weds

 

[somapop]

Why's this variant picking on Blighty?
It's like when the UK gets picked on in the Eurovision Song Contest.
Why does everyone hate us...

 

[BlueHammer85]

Hancock: Highly unlikely the new virus strain will impinge on the impact of the vaccine.

Tests are being conducted on the strain.

 

[SWP's back]

Hancock: Highly unlikely the new virus strain will impinge on the impact of the vaccine.

Tests are being conducted on the strain.

The vaccines work on the spike protein which so far hasn’t changed in any mutation/new strain so that’s probably why he’s (rightly) saying that.

Though that’s probably bad news for some of the depressive twats on here that love a good bad news story.

 

[somapop]

The vaccines work on the spike protein which so far hasn’t changed in any mutation/new strain so that’s probably why he’s (rightly) saying that.

Though that’s probably bad news for some of the depressive twats on here that love a good bad news story.

Wonder if that would affect the AX/Oxford vaccine though (can'r quite recall if their method used the spike protein in any way?)