Posted on 08/03/2023 1:34:08 PM PDT by Angelino97
Another Covid variant is taking off in Britain — but experts have today insisted there is nothing to panic about.
UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) bosses have raised the alarm about Eris, saying it already makes up one in seven new cases after reaching the UK towards the end of May.
Hospitalisation rates are also starting to shoot up, sparking concern that the nation may be on the brink of being hit by a fresh wave.
However, experts today claimed it shows no sign of being more dangerous than the other strains circulating, including its ancestor Omicron.
Officials also say they are 'closely' monitoring the spread of the virus.
Experts have speculated that the 'Barbenheimer effect' – referring to the release of Barbie and Oppenheimer – might have contributed to the rise in infections, as well as the recent bad weather and waning immunity.
Dr Simon Clarke, a microbiologist at Reading University, told MailOnline: 'Covid will continue to change and adapt.
'So we shouldn't be shocked or worried just because new variants appear and cause increasing numbers of infections.
'The protection against serious illness provided by vaccination is still holding up well and while numbers of infections go up and down, hospitalisations and deaths remain reassuringly low.'
He added: 'There's no reason to be complacent.
'But unless people are again admitted to hospital in large numbers and struggling to breathe, people should live their lives as normal.'
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A friend just caught it on a trip to Ireland.
Eris (/ˈɪərɪs, ˈɛrɪs/; Greek: Ἔρις Éris, “Strife”) is the Greek goddess of strife and discord.
They are now naming variants much like they name hurricanes. How long before someone claims the variant names are not “inclusive”?
Yawn. Care as much about this as flu and cold. Still laugh at the morons who wear cloth masks.
LOL
The UK’s residence natural immunity systems have been so destroyed by the vax that it’s all downhill at this point.
It’s amusing to see the articles from last year on the “Ninja” varient, the deadliest, worstest varient yet!!
Now, hey you, mister, can’t you read?
You’ve got to have a mask and jab to get a seat
You can’t even watch, no you can’t eat
You ain’t supposed to be here
The sign said you got to have a vaccination card to get inside...Ugh!
I your boss was, say, Italian, would you name an evil pathogen “Giambastioni”?
Covid is a respiratory syncitial virus that will continue to mutate.
That genie is never going back in the bottle.
Fauci created a lovely bioweapon.
Check this out, from TX...
https://www.kxan.com/news/simplehealth/uptick-of-covid-cases-attributed-to-travis-county-wastewater/
Unbefreakinglievable.
It was great!
Maybe they got it right this time (didn’t kill enough the last 3, or however many there were)....
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