Trevor Bedford
Scientist @fredhutch, studying viruses, evolution and immunity. Collection of #COVID19 threads here: https://t.co/Yc4fun5rcp
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I think there's perhaps been some confusion regarding transmissibility vs immune escape in Omicron. The apparent rapid increase in frequency of Omicron in Gauteng does not mean tha...
The evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in the past year has been remarkable with Delta increasing transmissibility by perhaps 2.2X over "non-variant" viruses. 1/14 https://t.co/CGZN5jvQEF
With #COVID19 vaccine efficacy of ~95%, I'm looking forward to vaccine distribution in 2021 bringing the pandemic under control. However, I'm concerned that we'll see antigenic dri...
A follow up to the thread two weeks ago on rising case counts and "reopening", looking at continued trajectories in states with large epidemics. 1/15 https://t.co/EtlnnnPqFp
Based on the content of my mentions, I feel like I need to further debunk crazy #nCoV2019 / HIV conspiracy preprint. This is a thread doing so. 1/9