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Originally Posted by pip08456
You think new evidence appeared in 3 days about a strain that has been around for months?
Dr Susan Hopkins (PHE) on impact of new variant: (today on Ridge on Sunday)
-'No signals' of increased mortality in SE.
-No disproportionate admissions to hospital or disproportionate increases in mortality.
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"Disproportionate" means to the number of cases regardless of variant.
The rates of mortality etc may be similar for both variants, but if this newer variant spreads more easily, then that inevitably leads to more cases, leading to more deaths etc.