The transmissibility of the Indian variant should be known next week, according to a UK medical officer.

submited by
Style Pass
2021-05-19 17:36:43

England’s deputy chief medical officer Jonathan Van-Tam said on Wednesday that scientists should know by next week how much more transmissible the COVID-19 variant first found in India is compared to other strains.

"The best estimate I can give you really is the data will begin to firm up next week, and next week will be the first time when we have a ranging shot at what the transmissibility increase is," Van-Tam told a press conference.

"We have a credible range that goes from a few percent more transmissible through to ... 50% more transmissible. I think most people feel it is going to be somewhere in the middle, rather than at the extremes of that band

Leave a Comment