Posted on 09/22/2021 1:52:04 PM PDT by Libloather
A new COVID variant that infected vaccinated residents and staff at a Kentucky nursing home has been detected in 47 U.S. states, according to data.
The R.1 variant spread through 45 residents and staff at the nursing home after an unvaccinated staff member triggered the infections in March, the Kentucky Department of Public Health revealed.
Due to its mutation, the variant, first detected in Japan, was able to bypass the antibody protection present in the fully vaccinated.
According to Outbreak.info, a website that collects data on COVID variants, as of September 21, R.1 has now infected more than 10,567 people around the world and has been detected in 47 states.
Maryland was found to have the highest number of cases, with 399 cases being detected since it was first found in the country.
In total, 2,259 Americans have been found with the R.1 strain which was first detected in the country on March 15, 2020. The latest case to be detected in the U.S. was on August 6 and was found in 0.5 percent of cases.
Outbreak.info also reported the strain has been found in at least 31 countries worldwide, including China, India and many nations in western Europe.
Despite the low number of infections, former Harvard Medical School professor William A. Haseltine said the new mutations found in the R.1 variant could help it spread more easily.
Writing in Forbes, Haseltine said the five variations found in R.1 can lead to "increased resistance to antibodies."
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Due to its mutation, the variant, first detected in Japan, was able to bypass the antibody protection present in the fully vaccinated.
But boy they sure are certain that it was an un”vaccinated” person spreading it.
Oh noes ! Let’s hide under our beds !
Don’t bother reading this; we’ll all be dead by sundown anyway.
It is almost like these “mutated variants” which are infecting even those who are vaccinated, were PLANNED.
“...was able to bypass the antibody protection present in the fully vaccinated.”
Canceling my CVS appt for my vaccination, even as we speak.
Just kidding...never had an appt.
What a pack of lies. We have no test to reliably identify Delta but now they’re telling us that R1 has been in circulation since March and we have exact numbers on how many people have had it? You can’t make this stuff up! Oh wait...
The Delta variant is ending or so we are told and right on time, we have a new variant....maybe this one will be called Omega as in the end or Armageddon..
Yep, I noticed that, too.
Jeez… Newsweak could do better than picking a 97-pound weakling as its new scary monster variant to continue its FEAR PORN. Delta had kicked every variant’s butt since gaining dominance in July in the US.
Yep, just in time. For what - the Maracopa audit, of course.
Think of the end of the week, FFF: "False Flag Friday"
That.was.a.great.flick!
Start stringing the politicians up until they tell the truth. And if they choose not to, keep going.
Horrible journalism! The most important fact is left out of this article: how sick were these people? Did any end up on ventilators?
This is EXACTLY what I was afraid of. A Super Mutant, capable of penetrating even the thickest skulls among us.
Feets, don't fail me now!!!
If R1 combines with D2...
“ Due to its mutation, the variant, first detected in Japan, was able to bypass the antibody protection present in the fully vaccinated.”
So then why is it the unvaccinated person’s fault?
“When hell is full, the dead will walk the earth”
First discovered 18 months ago?? 10K cases worldwide in 18 months, but it’s supposed to spread easier??
Wow, the BS is getting high here.
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