The so-called Science Table — a body of 25 doctors established to advise the Ontario government — has published a report which states that the B117 C-19 variant is vastly more dangerous than reported earlier. Contrary to information from previous research, which suggested B117 might increase the prospect of death by one or two percent, the Science Table states that the variant is in fact 56 percent more likely to kill. It is a stunning statement and an easily imagined cause for alarm. The most recent Science Table report also says B117 is likely to cause a 63 percent increased risk of hospitalization, a 103 percent increased risk of intensive care unit (ICU) admission and a 56 percent increased risk of death.
Who are the Science Table physicians?
Ashleigh R. Tuite, David N. Fisman, Ayodele Odutayo, Pavlos Bobos, Vanessa Allen, Isaac I. Bogoch, Adalsteinn D. Brown, Gerald A. Evans, Anna Greenberg, Jessica Hopkins, Antonina Maltsev, Douglas G. Manuel, Allison McGeer, Andrew M. Morris, Samira Mubareka, Laveena Munshi, V. Kumar Murty, Samir N. Patel, Fahad Razak, Robert J. Reid, Beate Sander, Michael Schull, Brian Schwartz, Arthur S. Slutsky, Nathan M. Stall, Peter Jüni
