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Part of the problem with the urgency created by a pandemic is that a lot of the studies get rushed, and inevitably quality can become compromised. If the theory that the new variants are in fact more deadly holds true, it sucks and only increases the urgency. I read that study, and while its numbers look startling, its lacking a lot of the controls usually established and its sample sizes aren't relatively large. Its also actually just a compilation of a lot of much smaller reporting sets and not all the data agrees. One example:
SGTF is the new variant and in this data set there is no statistical difference. Obviously, more data and more studies are needed.
I posted links earlier with health officials saying "rushed" is not accurate. Maybe there was more speed in approval and processing but are you aware of flaws in the phase 1-3 trials themselves for the major vaccines?