A nicely-written article presenting the basic conclusions from the study. We need to bear in mind two things. Firstly, there are a lot of "maybe" statements and guesswork in the study. Secondly, the results haven't been confirmed via a second independent study. As we know that nearly all studies generate spurious results, we need to be very cautious when it comes to inferring anything from a single analysis. Lastly, we really do need to remember that even a version of SARS-COV-2 that is twice as lethal (which no one is claiming the variants actually are) would still be effectively trivial. We have panicked and shut down the world over a virus that kills the very old, the very sick, and the obese and leaves practically everyone else unharmed. Even the worst-hit nations have seen mortality rates under 0.2% of the population regardless of whether or not they've locked down, etc. In panicking, we have certainly created far more and far longer-lasting harm than the relatively harmless SARS-COV-2 virus could ever have done. It would be better if we spent more time gathering robust data and drawing rational conclusions from it, and far less time being frightened into stupidity by the ceaseless irresponsible sensationalism of the mass media.