Watching—new #LambdaVariant now found in 30 countries including 🇬🇧. “The Lambda originated from Peru, with the highest mortality rate in the world.” Some scientists are worried lambda may be “more infectious than Delta variant”. Still watching. #COVID19https://t.co/RBPaft4QW9
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) July 6, 2021
📍Daunting—German analysis finds, with #DeltaVariant being more contagious, population needs much higher vaccination rate: >=85% of population must be fully immunized in order to contain #Delta, & 90% age 60+. We need masks/ventilation until then. #COVID19https://t.co/AXTdhuEBIo
— Eric Feigl-Ding (@DrEricDing) July 6, 2021
"The suspected mass spreading event brought under scrutiny the implementation of the Netherlands’ “test for entry” system and decision to drop almost all restrictions, as the number of national daily infections reported on Sunday was 145 per cent higher than a week earlier." https://t.co/hgGmeCaKXP
— Yaneer Bar-Yam (@yaneerbaryam) July 5, 2021
Who suffers most when we remove masks?
— Kit Yates (@Kit_Yates_Maths) July 5, 2021
It’s people working in shops, hospitality and transport who will bear the brunt of the increase in risk.
The same people who have already suffered disproportionately due to covid.
This doesn’t seem right.
If it avoids rising cases, people getting ill, another lockdown and helps businesses stay open -> doesn’t it make sense to keep face masks for indoor settings like shops & public transport, until we understand more about vaccine effectiveness in stopping transmission?
— Prof. Devi Sridhar (@devisridhar) July 5, 2021
