36. UK COVID Variant Explained

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We break down what’s known about the new UK COVID variant: what it is, what’s meant by ‘more transmissible’, and potential effects on vaccine efficacy. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Listen on:</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stimulus/id1501107371"><strong> iTunes</strong></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://open.spotify.com/show/0w6oFNiT8P1kPWyivim0G0"><strong>Spotify</strong></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href= "https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/stimulus"><strong>Stitcher</strong></a></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We discuss:</span></p> <ul> <li>A new COVID variant in the UK is reported to be 71% more transmissible than ‘wild type’ virus [00:01:45];</li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">The epidemiologic data on the new variant [00:03:09];</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">NERVTAG has ‘moderate confidence’ of increased transmissibility [00:04:56];</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">UK technical briefing shows no increase in 28 day mortality for new variant (at least so far) [00:06:02]</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">A South African variant shows similar behavior as UK virus [00:06:45];</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">Potential effects of new variant mutations on vaccine efficacy [00:09:00];</span></li> <li><span style="font-weight: 400;">And More.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For complete and detailed show notes, previous episodes, or to sign up for our newsletter:</span> <a href="https://www.stimuluspodcast.com/"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">https://www.stimuluspodcast.com/</span></a></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you like what you hear on Stimulus and use Apple/iTunes as your podcatcher, please consider</span> <a href= "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stimulus/id1501107371"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> leaving a review of the show</span></a>