THE SPREAD OF 3 NEW CORONAVIRUS VARIANTS - A close look at the scientific data

This presentation gathers together all the scientific data about the rapid spread of three new coronavirus variants that are changing how we need to manage the COVID-19 pandemic. Mainstream media is too short a form to explain the data behind the decisions being made by governments. We carefully take you through the data that shows these strains have faster transmission rates, carry mutations that help the virus to better infect cells and escape antibodies in our immune system, and that the strains produce more viral load. We take you through the current state of the spread of these variants throughout the globe and discuss the key role of genome sequencing.

TIMESTAMPS:
1:58 The three new coronavirus variants
6:51 Outline of the UK COVID19 testing system
9:01 SGTF or S dropout in the UK PCR test with variant B117
12:26 The rapid spread of variant B117 in the UK
16:57 Epidemiology indicates B117 is 40-70% more transmissible
19:39 Why increased transmissibility is so dangerous
24:34 40% more contacts people infected with B117 catch COVID19
32:40 Clearest evidence yet for considerable transmission in schools
38:00 Why variant B117 is more transmissible
40:02 Evidence for higher viral load from variant B117
46:18 The international spread of variant B117
53:00 The B11351 variant from South Africa
55:55 The international spread of variant B11351
57:03 The P1 variant from Brazil
1:00:06 Comparing the three new COVID19 variants
1:01:47 How genome sequencing is key to managing the pandemic

REFERENCES:
Numbered references are found in the bottom right of the presentation. Here are the sources of information we used in this presentation. Note that most are preliminary results that have not been subject to peer review.

1. https://go.nature.com/3p1jPqX
2. http://cov-lineages.org
3. http://www.cogconsortium.uk/data
4. http://bit.ly/COVVAR4
5. http://bit.ly/COVVAR5
6. https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/detai...
7. http://bit.ly/COVVAR7
8. http://bit.ly/COVVAR8
9. http://bit.ly/COVVAR9
10. http://bit.ly/COVVAR10
11. http://bit.ly/COVVAR11
12. http://bit.ly/COVVAR12
13. http://bit.ly/COVVAR13
14. http://bit.ly/COVVAR14
15. http://bit.ly/COVVAR15
16. http://bit.ly/COVVAR16
17. http://bit.ly/COVVAR17
18. http://bit.ly/COVVAR18
19. http://bit.ly/COVVAR19
20. http://bit.ly/COVVAR20
21. http://bit.ly/COVVAR21
22.    • Scientific panel discussion on the new var...  
23. http://bit.ly/COVVAR23
24. http://bit.ly/COVVAR24
25. http://bit.ly/COVVAR25
26. http://bit.ly/COVVAR26

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