British evidence is building that the new VOC is not only more transmissible, but could be 30% deadlier. We need to plan for this.
"There is a realistic possibility that VOC B117 is associated with an increased risk of death compared to non-VOC viruses."https://t.co/wY7wl2mr3Z
— Kyle (@DrKyle) January 25, 2021
It’s a general rule in virology that as a virus becomes more transmissible it also become more deadly, so I was surprised to read that this was not the case with SARS-Cov-2.
Well, turns out it is the case. Great.