Not an informed scientist, but the several articles I've scanned suggest that as of now there's no evidence that it's more deadly or vaccine resistant.
Very sad news. Seeing DLAD live at the Empty Bottle is still one of my favorite live experiences ever, thanks in no small part to TK's cosmic shapes. RIP, sir, and thank you.
I just heard about this last week. Gary was a friend and put my band up on tour, among other kindnesses over the years. RIP to my pal and condolences to Bronwyn.
Bumping this because I finally got around to watching the documentary on Amazon Prime. Very good, although it just reminds me of what a huge loss this remains.
Looking forward to that next volume, Cliff. I'm a 70s Rivers junkie myself (not at the expense of the 60s, of course), went on a major vinyl binge a couple decades back.
What Rooster_Ties said, every last letter of it.
Meanwhile, from the Netherlands comes a bit of good news:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-04/scientists-create-antibody-that-defeats-coronavirus-in-lab?srnd=premium