Prof. Christina Pagel. (2021, May 3). THREAD: Update on B.1.617 (‘India’) variant in England using latest data from the Sanger institute. This data excludes sequenced cases from travellers & surge testing so ‘should be an approximately random sample of positive tests in the community’ TLDR: warning signs! 1/10 https://t.co/0UzhM8GNIA [Tweet]. @chrischirp. https://twitter.com/chrischirp/status/1389273187586875396

(1) ReconfigBehSci on Twitter: ‘RT @ScottGottliebMD: The U.K. is experiencing a growing surge of COVID infections with a new variant that appears more pathogenic, and that…’ / Twitter. (n.d.). Retrieved 21 June 2021, from https://twitter.com/SciBeh/status/1402048528189300737

Corbevax: All About India’s First Protein Sub-Unit Covid Vaccine to be Given to 12-14 Age Group From Today. (2022, March 16). News18. https://www.news18.com/news/india/corbevax-all-about-indias-first-protein-sub-unit-covid-vaccine-to-be-given-to-12-14-age-group-from-today-4874345.html

Barnes, O., & Alabi, L. O. (2022, January 27). UK coronavirus cases tick up 10%, symptom tracker app shows. Financial Times. https://www.ft.com/content/f9833324-7986-48c4-a96c-153049ed9b5a

Thiruvengadam, R., Awasthi, A., Medigeshi, G., Bhattacharya, S., Mani, S., Sivasubbu, S., Shrivastava, T., Samal, S., Rathna Murugesan, D., Koundinya Desiraju, B., Kshetrapal, P., Pandey, R., Scaria, V., Kumar Malik, P., Taneja, J., Binayke, A., Vohra, T., Zaheer, A., Rathore, D., … Garg, P. K. (2021). Effectiveness of ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 infection during the delta (B.1.617.2) variant surge in India: A test-negative, case-control study and a mechanistic study of post-vaccination immune responses. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, S1473309921006800. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(21)00680-0

Dhar, M. S., Marwal, R., VS, R., Ponnusamy, K., Jolly, B., Bhoyar, R. C., Sardana, V., Naushin, S., Rophina, M., Mellan, T. A., Mishra, S., Whittaker, C., Fatihi, S., Datta, M., Singh, P., Sharma, U., Ujjainiya, R., Bhatheja, N., Divakar, M. K., … Rakshit, P. (n.d.). Genomic characterization and epidemiology of an emerging SARS-CoV-2 variant in Delhi, India. Science, 0(0), eabj9932. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abj9932

Lechien, J. R., & Saussez, S. (2021). Importance of epidemiological factors in the evaluation of transmissibility and clinical severity of SARS-CoV-2 variants. The Lancet Infectious Diseases, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(21)00474-6

Lopez Bernal, Jamie, Nick Andrews, Charlotte Gower, Eileen Gallagher, Ruth Simmons, Simon Thelwall, Julia Stowe, et al. “Effectiveness of Covid-19 Vaccines against the B.1.617.2 (Delta) Variant.” New England Journal of Medicine 0, no. 0 (July 21, 2021): null. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa2108891.

Singh, Urvashi B., Mercy Rophina, Dr Rama Chaudhry, Vigneshwar Senthivel, Kiran Bala, Rahul C. Bhoyar, Bani Jolly, et al. “Variants of Concern Responsible for SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Breakthrough Infections from India.” OSF Preprints, June 3, 2021. https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/fgd4x.

Page, Michael Le. “How Effective Are the Different Vaccines against Covid-19 Variants?” New Scientist. Accessed June 8, 2021. https://institutions.newscientist.com/article/mg25033363-500-how-effective-are-the-different-vaccines-against-covid-19-variants/?utm_campaign=echobox&utm_medium=social&utm_source=Twitter.

Wall, E. C., Wu, M., Harvey, R., Kelly, G., Warchal, S., Sawyer, C., Daniels, R., Hobson, P., Hatipoglu, E., Ngai, Y., Hussain, S., Nicod, J., Goldstone, R., Ambrose, K., Hindmarsh, S., Beale, R., Riddell, A., Gamblin, S., Howell, M., … Bauer, D. L. (2021). Neutralising antibody activity against SARS-CoV-2 VOCs B.1.617.2 and B.1.351 by BNT162b2 vaccination. The Lancet, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(21)01290-3

Iacobucci, G. (2021). Covid-19: Local councils initiate surge vaccination to tackle B.1.617.2 variant. BMJ, 373, n1361. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n1361

Mahase, E. (2021). Covid-19: Is it safe to lift all restrictions in England from 21 June? BMJ, 373, n1399. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n1399

Mahase, E. (2021). Covid-19: Government faces legal challenge over alleged suppression of school data. BMJ, 373, n1408. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.n1408

Mallapaty, S. (2021). India’s neighbours race to sequence genomes as COVID surges. Nature, 593(7860), 485–486. https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-021-01287-2

Covid: India tells social media firms to remove ‘India variant’ from content. (2021, May 22). BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-57213046

Dr. Tom Frieden. (2021, April 30). Globally, the end of the pandemic isn’t near. More than a million lives depend on improving our response quickly. Don’t be blinded by the light at the end of the tunnel. There isn’t enough vaccine and the virus is gathering strength & speed. Global cooperation is crucial. 1/ [Tweet]. @DrTomFrieden. https://twitter.com/DrTomFrieden/status/1388172436999376899

ReconfigBehSci. (2021, May 1). RT @GuptaR_lab: Given the dire situation in India and questions regarding the new variant B.1.617, the so called ‘Double Mutant’ we are sha… [Tweet]. @SciBeh. https://twitter.com/SciBeh/status/1388915829383720961

New concerns as Indian Covid variant clusters found across England | Coronavirus | The Guardian. (n.d.). Retrieved May 7, 2021, from https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/06/new-concerns-indian-covid-variant-clusters-found-across-england-ongoing-risk-high

ReconfigBehSci. (2021, April 18). RT @jcbarret: A few thoughts on the B.1.617 variant, first seen in India in late 2020, recently seen in >100 cases in the UK, and very much… [Tweet]. @SciBeh. https://twitter.com/SciBeh/status/1384128233348558856

Roy, A. (2021, April 29). ‘We are witnessing a crime against humanity’: Arundhati Roy on India’s Covid catastrophe. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/news/2021/apr/28/crime-against-humanity-arundhati-roy-india-covid-catastrophe

Safi, M. (2021, April 21). India’s shocking surge in Covid cases follows baffling decline. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/21/india-shocking-surge-in-covid-cases-follows-baffling-decline

Beaumont, P. (2021, April 22). Covid-19: India’s response to second wave is warning to other countries. The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/22/covid-19-india-response-to-second-wave-is-warning-to-other-countries

Indian expansion of Covid vaccine drive may further strain supplies | India | The Guardian. (n.d.). Retrieved April 19, 2021, from https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/apr/19/indian-expansion-of-covid-vaccine-drive-may-further-strain-supplies

Team, B. (2021, March 29). Why South Africa isn’t using the AstraZeneca jabs it bought. Bhekisisa. https://bhekisisa.org/health-news-south-africa/2021-03-29-why-south-africa-isnt-using-the-astrazeneca-jabs-it-bought/