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If that was true in this scenario why would it have gained so much victim market share in South Africa so much quicker than Delta did?


SA is very undervaccinated (less than 25% per the link) so it's probably too early to say either way.


SA has low levels of vaccination, but they've had high infection rates. There should be substantial levels of immunity to earlier variants in the population. It's not directly comparable, but it should be possible to get some idea of how well the new variant escapes existing immunity.




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