Scientists across the world are closely tracking the spread of mutations in the coronavirus and investigating whether they could render current vaccines less effective. https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/a-guide-to-emerging-sars-cov-2-variants-68387
Summary What is already known about this topic? A more highly transmissible variant of SARS-CoV-2, B.1.1.7, has been detected in start highlight12end highlight U.S. states. What is added by this report? Modeling data indicate that B.1.1.7 has the potential to increase the U.S. pandemic trajectory in the coming months. CDC’s system for genomic surveillance and the effort […]
It’s been nine months since Professor of Mathematics Troy Day joined Ontario’s COVID-19 Modelling Consensus Table, and his work is now more pressing than ever. He has turned his attention to the new variant of the virus first found in the UK, and his most recent models indicate this more infectious strand of the virus […]
Over the course of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic, the clinical, scientific, and public health communities have had to respond to new viral genetic variants. Each one has triggered a flurry of media attention, a range of reactions from the scientific community, and calls from governments to either “stay calm” or […]