U.K. variant more transmissible, but does not increase COVID-19 severity: Lancet
The Hindu
A separate observational study using data logged by 37,000 U.K. users of a self-reporting COVID-19 symptom app found no evidence that the B.1.1.7. variant altered symptoms or likelihood of experiencing long COVID.
The novel coronavirus variant first identified in the U.K. is not associated with more severe illness and death, but appears to lead to higher viral load which makes it more transmissible, suggests an observational study. The study of patients in London hospitals is consistent with emerging evidence that this lineage is more transmissible than the original strain. A separate observational study using data logged by 37,000 U.K. users of a self-reporting symptom app found no evidence that the B.1.1.7. variant altered symptoms or likelihood of experiencing long COVID.
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