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The Nightmare COVID Variant That Beats Our Immunity Is Finally Here
The Daily Beast ^ | 10/16/2022 | David Axe

Posted on 10/17/2022 9:46:33 AM PDT by Jan_Sobieski

A new subvariant of the novel-coronavirus called XBB dramatically announced itself earlier this week, in Singapore. New COVID-19 cases more than doubled in a day, from 4,700 on Monday to 11,700 on Tuesday—and XBB is almost certainly why. The same subvariant just appeared in Hong Kong, too.

A highly mutated descendant of the Omicron variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that drove a record wave of infections starting around a year ago, XBB is in many ways the worst form of the virus so far. It’s more contagious than any previous variant or subvariant. It also evades the antibodies from monoclonal therapies, potentially rendering a whole category of drugs ineffective as COVID treatments.

“It is likely the most immune-evasive and poses problems for current monoclonal antibody-based treatments and prevention strategy,” Amesh Adalja, a public-health expert at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, told The Daily Beast.

That’s the bad news. The good news is that the new “bivalent” vaccine boosters from Pfizer and Moderna seem to work just fine against XBB, even though the original vaccines are less effective against XBB. They won’t prevent all infections and reinfections, but they should significantly reduce the chance of severe infection potentially leading to hospitalization or death. “Even with immune-evasive variants, vaccine protection against what matters most—severe disease—remains intact..,” Adalja said.

(Excerpt) Read more at thedailybeast.com ...


TOPICS: Conspiracy; Health/Medicine; History
KEYWORDS: anthonyfauci; covid19; covidstooges; obamacare; singapore; vaccinemandates; vaccines; variant; xbbvarieant
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To: BenLurkin

I believe so…a form of ADE


21 posted on 10/17/2022 9:59:11 AM PDT by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: BenLurkin

Funny thing- i was speaking to a friend in the gym this morning who is a doctor and who is politically very liberal but hates Fauci and realizes the vaccines were a scam for the most part. He detests what’s been done to anyone who spoke against the Kung Flu narrative fed to people by Fauci and the CDC.

We were talking about another far left doctor in the gym, whom he doesn’t like and who blamed the unvaccinated for the first Kung Flu variants.

My friends reply?? The vaccines caused the variants because the virus finds a way to survive. He explained it in complicated medical terms but his logic was clear- vaccines are causing all the variants.


22 posted on 10/17/2022 9:59:28 AM PDT by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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To: Jan_Sobieski

Doesn’t sound so bad. Doesn’t matter if it’s 100% contagious, only if it causes symptoms when it infects.


23 posted on 10/17/2022 9:59:40 AM PDT by newzjunkey (Giant meteor 2022!!!)
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To: Nathan _in_Arkansas

Yeah, my thinking, too. Just before midterm elections. How convenient…


24 posted on 10/17/2022 9:59:45 AM PDT by telescope115 (Proud member of the ANTIFAuci movement. )
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To: Jan_Sobieski

“The good news is that the new “bivalent” vaccine boosters from Pfizer and Moderna seem to work just fine against XBB, even though the original vaccines are less effective against XBB.”

I would not trust even a vitamin pill from either of those companies. They have shown us who they are. I’ll take my chances with the flu just like I have for the previous 65 years of not having the flu.


25 posted on 10/17/2022 10:00:53 AM PDT by bk1000 (Banned from Breitbart)
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To: newzjunkey

Yes, there’s a big difference in “it’s gonna kill me” and “it’s gonna give me a runny nose”


26 posted on 10/17/2022 10:01:09 AM PDT by pnz1 ("These people have gone stone-cold crazy")
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To: BenLurkin
Dumb question: Are these “vaccine” concoctions making the virus stronger by inadvertently guiding its adaptations?

I would not say it was inadvertent.

27 posted on 10/17/2022 10:02:40 AM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (The nation of france was named after a hedgehog... The hedgehog's name was Kevin... Don't ask)
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To: SheepWhisperer

Just last week we saw a video of a Pfizer representative saying their vaccine hadn’t been tested before they released it, so how can they say it works just fine, NOW?


28 posted on 10/17/2022 10:03:02 AM PDT by telescope115 (Proud member of the ANTIFAuci movement. )
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To: Jan_Sobieski

Oh good God.

WHEN WILL IT END?

And of course, NOTHING works - BUT THE VACCINES! (disclaimer: only to reduce symptoms and prevent death and hospital - but of course, we can’t prove a negative.)


29 posted on 10/17/2022 10:03:23 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMV.)
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To: know.your.why

Well according to this, nothing works well for it - except the precious vaccines!


30 posted on 10/17/2022 10:04:11 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMV.)
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To: the OlLine Rebel

When will it end? Never….


31 posted on 10/17/2022 10:04:57 AM PDT by telescope115 (Proud member of the ANTIFAuci movement. )
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To: pnz1

Which is true of this damn thing all along.

This is the biggest hoodwink of all time. Scamdemic.


32 posted on 10/17/2022 10:05:12 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMV.)
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To: All

Shut it down.

Shut it all down.

Hard.

Nip it in the bud.


33 posted on 10/17/2022 10:06:07 AM PDT by Fury
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To: Jan_Sobieski

“...the good news is that the new “bivalent” vaccine boosters from Pfizer and Moderna seem to work just fine against XBB...”

Someone needs to check daily beasts bank accounts for recent 6+ figure deposits.


34 posted on 10/17/2022 10:06:14 AM PDT by z3n (Kakistocracy)
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To: Jan_Sobieski

About dang time. Lock ‘em up! Because the entire health “industry” no longer has much credibility on this issue. We remain “NON GMO” entities. 🔬😲😵😷🚫💉💊🐎💩


35 posted on 10/17/2022 10:06:29 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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To: Jan_Sobieski

“They won’t prevent all infections and reinfections, but they should significantly reduce the chance of severe infection potentially leading to hospitalization or death.”

_____________________________________

Same ole BS story.


36 posted on 10/17/2022 10:08:11 AM PDT by jacknhoo (Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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To: Jan_Sobieski

Chicken Littles are everywhere in our society.


37 posted on 10/17/2022 10:08:20 AM PDT by joma89 (Buy weapons and ammo, folks, and have the will to use them.)
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To: Jan_Sobieski

Just in time for the mid-terms. Who didn’t see this coming?


38 posted on 10/17/2022 10:09:04 AM PDT by ought-six (Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule. )
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To: Jan_Sobieski

“Peter Hotez, an expert in vaccine development at Baylor College, told The Daily Beast”.

OR, Peter Hotez, the bowtie wearing jackhole who wanted to lockdown the entire State of Texas for 6 months.

Screw that twist.


39 posted on 10/17/2022 10:09:51 AM PDT by TexasM1A
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To: BenLurkin

Superbugs


40 posted on 10/17/2022 10:11:23 AM PDT by EBH ( 1776-2021 May God Save Us.)
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