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Rampant COVID Poses New Challenges in the Fifth Year of the Pandemic
scientificamerican ^ | 02/06/2024 | MEGHAN BARTELS

Posted on 02/06/2024 12:58:30 PM PST by ChicagoConservative27

For four years now, either as a physical virus or as a looming threat, the COVID-causing pathogen SARS-CoV-2 has been the elephant in every room—sometimes confronted and sometimes ignored but always present. While once we dreamed of eradicating COVID, now much of society has resigned itself to SARS-CoV-2’s constant presence—a surrender that would once have been unthinkable.

Worldwide, there were more than 11,000 reported deaths from COVID between mid-December 2023 and mid-January 2024, and more than half of those deaths occurred in the U.S. In that same time frame, nearly one million cases were reported to the World Health Organization globally (although reduced testing and reporting means this is likely a vast undercount). In particular, epidemiologists are monitoring the newest variant of SARS-CoV-2, JN.1, and looking for any signs that it may be more severe than previous strains.

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To: ChicagoConservative27

What pandemic?


2 posted on 02/06/2024 1:00:08 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27
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3 posted on 02/06/2024 1:00:13 PM PST by cuz1961 (USCGR Vet, John Adams Descendant , deal with it.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Its RAMPANT!

Its Rampant I tell you!


4 posted on 02/06/2024 1:00:27 PM PST by PGR88
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To: PGR88
Its RAMPANT!

Yep, like Winter colds.

5 posted on 02/06/2024 1:01:59 PM PST by 1Old Pro
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To: BenLurkin

Now they’re tracking a cold and looking for ways to halt society so they no longer need to “track a cold”.


6 posted on 02/06/2024 1:02:09 PM PST by mikelets456
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To: BenLurkin

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/authors/meghan-bartels/

Sane lady...?


7 posted on 02/06/2024 1:03:23 PM PST by mewzilla (Never give up; never surrender!)
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To: BenLurkin

“Fifth Year” 🙄


8 posted on 02/06/2024 1:03:31 PM PST by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: BenLurkin

LOL. No, it doesn’t.


9 posted on 02/06/2024 1:03:40 PM PST by DarrellZero
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To: BenLurkin

Insanity.

These people are so disingenuous or just delusional.

Ministry of Truth.


10 posted on 02/06/2024 1:05:30 PM PST by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: BradyLS

“America held hostage: Year 5” maybe... 🫠


11 posted on 02/06/2024 1:05:32 PM PST by BradyLS (DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
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To: BenLurkin
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SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN!

12 posted on 02/06/2024 1:06:39 PM PST by rlmorel ("The stigma for being wrong is gone, as long as you're wrong for the right side." (Clarice Feldman))
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To: BenLurkin

“in the Fifth Year of the Pandemic”

Imagine being this person?
Can you even imagine it?

A human brain, utterly without form and void.
Really kind of remarkable in a way.


13 posted on 02/06/2024 1:06:51 PM PST by Macoozie (Roll MAGA, roll!)
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To: BenLurkin

This is becoming ridiculous. I think the only reason they are keeping Covid in the news is so a new variant can “ramp” up a couple months before the general election. They can then demand mail-in ballots only.

My sister and her husband had Covid (again) last week. They felt rough for a couple of days, but continued with most of their regular routine. By day three, they were back to normal. Covid is nothing more than a serious cold for most people. Others, the ones with immune issues, may have a harder time if they catch it, but that is true for any virus in which they come in contact. The true risk comes from being hospitalized. Then the treatment may just kill you.


14 posted on 02/06/2024 1:07:23 PM PST by CFW (I will not comply!)
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To: BenLurkin

Just to be safe, I am wearing a mask and also standing six feet from my computer while reading this article.


15 posted on 02/06/2024 1:09:45 PM PST by Restless
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To: BenLurkin

Coup-24 can only be cured with mass mail-in-balloting.


16 posted on 02/06/2024 1:12:06 PM PST by bray (You can tell who the Commies fear.)
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To: rlmorel

When I was younger I loved SciAm. Practically worshipped it.

Now it’s become your crazy uncle.

“COVID’s COMIN’ BACK! IT’S GONNA GETCHYA!”


17 posted on 02/06/2024 1:15:51 PM PST by DarrellZero
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To: DarrellZero

I had a subscription for many years. Cancelled it around 2004, after my wife got tired of hearing me grumble as I read it.


18 posted on 02/06/2024 1:17:38 PM PST by rlmorel ("The stigma for being wrong is gone, as long as you're wrong for the right side." (Clarice Feldman))
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To: ifinnegan

Disingenuous is too nice.

Deliberately deceitful is more like it.


19 posted on 02/06/2024 1:17:47 PM PST by ConjunctionJunction (Vim vi repellere licet)
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To: ConjunctionJunction

DOGS AND CATS LIVING TOGETHER

RAMPANT


20 posted on 02/06/2024 1:19:52 PM PST by Col Frank Slade
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