Scientific advisers to the British government believe the COVID-19 variant first detected in the United Kingdom could be deadlier than previous variants.
The variant, …
Scientific advisers to the British government believe the COVID-19 variant first detected in the United Kingdom could be deadlier than previous variants. The variant, known as B.1.1.7, “is associated with an increased risk of hospitalization and death compared to infection” with the original strain of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, commonly known as the novel coronavirus, scientists said in the study, released Friday (pdf). While noting that the “absolute risk of death per infection remains low” with the new variant, the study confirms earlier findings that were based on limited data. The study also noted that “in-patients did not identify evidence of increased disease severity” or is “linked to a higher risk of in-hospital case fatality.
