https://erictopol.substack.com/p/from-a-detour-to-global-dominance
"In October, I wrote about a major detour in the evolutionary arc of the
SARS-CoV-2 virus, from a series of recombinants known as the XBBs over a year
to BA.2.86, a descendant of an early Omicron (BA.2), and its derivative JN.1
which added a pivotal spike mutation (L455S).
As it turns out, about 6 weeks later, this variant, first spotted up by Dave
McNally, a UK data scientist, has proceeded towards global dominance. By
mid-November here is the exponential growth seen in several countries in
Europe, as posted by Ryan Hisner. Recall that it takes a level of 50% or
greater to see the real impact in terms of clinical outcomes such as
hospitalizations. By the end of November, this variant, as noted by Mike Honey,
had reached >50% in Denmark, where SARS-CoV-2 sequencing is still extensive,
and likely the other countries that were already above 20% below. The same
pattern is being seen throughout Europe, including The Netherlands, Ireland,
and many other countries not included on the graph."
Via Violet Blue’s
Pandemic Roundup: December 7, 2023
https://www.patreon.com/posts/pandemic-roundup-94248334
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
