As reminders… Alpha–Variant first identified in the UK Beta–Variant first identified in South Africa Gamma–Variant first identified in Brazil Delta–Variant first identified in India Omicron–Variant first identified in South Africa Updating the chart above: Ancestral: B.1.1.529 Omicron Transmissibility: All the + Immune Evasiveness: All the + Vaccine Effectiveness: Check (for hospitalization) Also as a reminder: …

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As reminders… Alpha–Variant first identified in the UK Beta–Variant first identified in South Africa Gamma–Variant first identified in Brazil Delta–Variant first identified in India Omicron–Variant first identified in South Africa Updating the chart above: Ancestral: B.1.1.529 Omicron Transmissibility: All the + Immune Evasiveness: All the + Vaccine Effectiveness: Check (for hospitalization) Also as a reminder: …

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As reminders… Alpha–Variant first identified in the UK Beta–Variant first identified in South Africa Gamma–Variant first identified in Brazil Delta–Variant first identified in India Omicron–Variant first identified in South Africa Updating the chart above: Ancestral: B.1.1.529 Omicron Transmissibility: All the + Immune Evasiveness: All the + Vaccine Effectiveness: Check Also as a reminder: South Sudan …

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As reminders… Alpha–Variant first identified in the UK Beta–Variant first identified in South Africa Gamma–Variant first identified in Brazil Delta–Variant first identified in India Omicron–Variant first identified in South Africa Updating the chart above: Ancestral: B.1.1.529 Omicron Transmissibility: All the + Immune Evasiveness: All the + Vaccine Effectiveness: Check Also as a reminder: Ebola: –Outbreak …

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As reminders… Alpha–Variant first identified in the UK Beta–Variant first identified in South Africa Gamma–Variant first identified in Brazil Delta–Variant first identified in India Omicron–Variant first identified in South Africa Also as a reminder: Ebola– There are no new cases of Ebola in the DRC, and all of the known contacts have cleared the incubation …

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As reminders… Alpha–Variant first identified in the UK Beta–Variant first identified in South Africa Gamma–Variant first identified in Brazil Delta–Variant first identified in India Omicron–Variant first identified in South Africa Also as a reminder: Ebola: –No new cases this week either. We are coming up on the official end o’ the current outbreak. Coronavirus: –Big …

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As reminders… Alpha–Variant first identified in the UK Beta–Variant first identified in South Africa Gamma–Variant first identified in Brazil Delta–Variant first identified in India Omicron–Variant first identified in South Africa Also as a reminder: Ebola: –No new cases. It’s now been 30+ days since the last confirmed case, which is closing in on WHO’s window …

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So my hope was the situation would develop a little bit around a new variant first sequenced in South Africa, but headlines are running wild to the point that I, and I am sure you, am waking up to calm, rational, measured and sober discussions of what is known about this new variant. I am …

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As reminders… Alpha–Variant first identified in the UK Beta–Variant first identified in South Africa Gamma–Variant first identified in Brazil Delta–Variant first identified in India Also as a reminder: Ebola– Not much news on the wires and the WHO is running late on updates this week. Which means there are probably no new cases, and we …

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As reminders… Alpha–Variant first identified in the UK Beta–Variant first identified in South Africa Gamma–Variant first identified in Brazil Delta–Variant first identified in India Also as a reminder: Ebola: –Still at 11 confirmed cases with 8 total deaths. The last confirmed case remains the one right before Halloween, so coming up on three weeks with …

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