The variant is “associated with an increased risk of hospitalization and death compared to infection with” other forms of the virus, according to the study, which drew from multiple databases across the country.
There are still many unknowns: The data available to study has noteworthy gaps among critical demographics, such as nursing homes, and provides an incomplete tally of infections, a problem that has persisted throughout the pandemic. But it does underscore how — even with efforts to fast-track fighting the virus — scientific data takes time to gather and access, despite the pressing need for information.
In the months since the variant was first reported — and the weeks since British Prime Minister Boris Johnson initially said it appeared to be deadlier — the highly transmissibl...
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