Dr. Fauci Just Issued This Big Warning About COVID

[muriel_volestrangler]

41. This isn't just vague handwaving; it's from a UK govt report of independent studies

of the lethality of the new variant in the UK:

a. LSHTM: reported that the relative hazard of death within 28 days of test for VOC-infected individuals compared to non-VOC was 1.58 (95%CI 1.40–1.79), or 1.71 (95% CI 1.48- 1.97) if adjustment is made for misclassification of SGTF and missingness of data.

b. Imperial College London: mean ratio of case fatality ratio (CFR) for VOC-infected individuals compared to non-VOC was 1.36 (95%CI 1.18-1.56) by a case-control weighting method, 1.29 (95%CI 1.07-1.54) by a standardised CFR method.
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6. Whilst earlier analyses using linked community testing and mortality data showed comparable increases in case fatality ratios, these were all based on the same datasets, and therefore subject to similar biases reducing the level of certainty in the findings. More recent analyses have added a wider range of data sets and been able to control for additional confounders, increasing confidence in the association of the VOC with increased disease severity.

7. Based on these analyses, it is likely that infection with VOC B.1.1.7 is associated with an increased risk of hospitalisation and death compared to infection with non-VOC viruses.

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/961042/S1095_NERVTAG_update_note_on_B.1.1.7_severity_20210211.pdf