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Coronavirus: ‘Double Mutant' Variant Found in California's Bay Area
Fox News ^ | David Aaro

Posted on 04/05/2021 1:25:08 AM PDT by nickcarraway

It's unclear yet if the variant can cause reinfections or is more resistant to vaccine antibodies

A new variant of the coronavirus has been found in California's Bay Area.

The Stanford Clinical Virology Lab, through genomic sequencing, has identified and confirmed one case of the emerging variant, which originated in India, according to a spokesperson for Stanford Health Care on Sunday. At least seven presumed cases of the Indian variant were also found.

The variant is being labeled as the "double mutant" because it carries two mutations in the virus that helps it latch onto cells, reports said.

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


TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Local News; Science
KEYWORDS: bayarea; coronavirus; covid19
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To: House Atreides

And the anti-mask, anti-vaccine, Covid denial team takes to the field first.


21 posted on 04/05/2021 3:31:20 AM PDT by RC one (When a bunch of commies start telling you that you don't need an AR15, you really need an AR15)
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To: nickcarraway

Time to start hoarding toilet paper again.


22 posted on 04/05/2021 3:48:01 AM PDT by NJRighty ("It's sick out there and getting sicker" - Bob Grant)
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To: hillarys cankles

“lock us down to protect all powerful gubmint.......”

but at the same time open up the southern border and distribute thousands of potentially dangerous disease carrying invaders across our country...


23 posted on 04/05/2021 3:53:45 AM PDT by heavy metal (smiling improves your face value as well as making people wonder what the hell you're up to... 😁)
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To: nickcarraway

Good grief, a double mutant? Looks like Cali will be locked down forever.


24 posted on 04/05/2021 3:58:20 AM PDT by jersey117
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To: nickcarraway

And here I thought double mutant was Fauci and Gates.


25 posted on 04/05/2021 4:01:04 AM PDT by Old Yeller
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To: nickcarraway
It is time to put Covid virus on ....

26 posted on 04/05/2021 4:17:08 AM PDT by Waverunner (I'd like to welcome our new overlords, say hello to my little friend)
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To: Old Yeller

And here I thought double mutant was Fauci and Gates.
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And I thought it was something new on Starbucks menu.


27 posted on 04/05/2021 4:40:57 AM PDT by sanjuanbob (Do NOT buy Chinese Products)
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To: nickcarraway

Double variant... The fear porners have got to do way better than that. Got to be quad or better else yawn... zzzzzzz...


28 posted on 04/05/2021 4:50:58 AM PDT by BiglyCommentary
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To: familyop

The study performed by the two agencies totally responsible along with D. Fauci for causing the entire pandemic


29 posted on 04/05/2021 4:51:41 AM PDT by ballplayer
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To: nickcarraway

So THATS the reason for double masking. I knew it was something totally understandable


30 posted on 04/05/2021 5:07:14 AM PDT by Maskot (Put every dem/lib in prison........like yesterday!!! )
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To: rxsid

To help accomplish this goal of 72 inches apart you need to quit bathing, carry a bottle of cheap wine and push a grocery cart. This will keep others from coming near you.


31 posted on 04/05/2021 5:26:58 AM PDT by oldasrocks
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To: nickcarraway

“double mutant”, fools


32 posted on 04/05/2021 5:34:51 AM PDT by UB355 (Slow Traffic keep right)
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To: nickcarraway

YAWN.
Pillow biters gonna bite.


33 posted on 04/05/2021 7:26:02 AM PDT by vpintheak (Live free, or die!)
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To: familyop
Moderna is starting a trial for a new booster for each more transmissible variant that appears, even though a booster might not be needed. Life goes on.

I hope someone is also working on therapeutics. This thing isn't going anywhere.

34 posted on 04/05/2021 7:30:48 AM PDT by IamConservative (I was nervous like the third chimp in line for the Ark after the rain started.)
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To: nickcarraway

“We’ll open up after flattening the curve.”
“We’ll open up after there is a vaccine.”
Found more strains, vaccines aren’t good enough.
We’ll never open up.


35 posted on 04/05/2021 7:34:10 AM PDT by tbw2
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36 posted on 04/05/2021 7:43:10 AM PDT by martin_fierro (< |:)~)
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To: familyop

The federal government has some ways to get people to vaccinate, imposing it as a condition of getting a passport, for example.....also Health care workers.

States have the authority to regulate public health and they have in the past mandated vaccines. The classic case in this area of law, Jacobson v. Massachusetts in 1905, was decided by the Supreme Court after a smallpox outbreak.

Cities have powers, too: In 2019, New York City required people living in four ZIP codes in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, to get the measles vaccine, prove they’ve already had it or face a $1,000 fine.

Universities may mandate students, faculty and staff to be immunized for certain diseases before coming on campus. Schools may have the same requirements for children.

https://www.today.com/health/will-covid-19-vaccine-be-mandatory-t190838


37 posted on 04/05/2021 8:17:02 AM PDT by caww ( because lawlessness will be increased, the love of many will grow cold. Matt:24:12)
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To: nickcarraway

Doesn’t anyone just catch a plain old cold these days?
Or, is that all this really is?


38 posted on 04/05/2021 8:25:35 AM PDT by right way right (May we remain sober over mere men, for God really is our only true hope. )
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To: rxsid
Is the name of the variant called H1B?

I don't care who ya are, that's funny right there!

39 posted on 04/05/2021 8:27:11 AM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: srmanuel

‘I thought double mutant was the same as double secret probation ??’

seeing as it’s the California Bay, at first I thought it was about a new kind of squid...


40 posted on 04/05/2021 8:38:48 AM PDT by IrishBrigade
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