Re:California’s coronavirus strain looks increasingly dangerous
by gnicholas on Wednesday February 24, 2021 @03:35AM
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It's possible that it is just more transmissible, not more virulent:
> Chiu also cautioned that this increased risk of death may not be a sign that the variant is inherently more lethal. Rather, it might simply be a reflection that its greater transmissibility caused hospitals to become so overwhelmed and healthcare resources to be stretched so thin that more deaths were the result — especially in Southern California.
> Chiu also cautioned that this increased risk of death may not be a sign that the variant is inherently more lethal. Rather, it might simply be a reflection that its greater transmissibility caused hospitals to become so overwhelmed and healthcare resources to be stretched so thin that more deaths were the result — especially in Southern California.
from https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2021-02-23/california-...