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New COVID variants EG.5, FL.1.5.1 and BA.2.86 are spreading. Here's what to know.
cbsnews ^ | 08/21/2023 | ALEXANDER TIN

Posted on 08/21/2023 1:36:27 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

Health authorities say they're closely tracking the spread of three new COVID-19 variants now spreading around the country.

Levels of COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths for now remain far below previous peaks seen during past summer and winter waves of the virus, but have been climbing steadily for several weeks.

Public health officials have said that they're well-equipped for the latest seasonal uptick in the virus, with COVID-19 tests and forthcoming vaccines expected to work for the variants on the rise around the country.

But the appearance of a new "highly mutated" variant has raised questions among virus trackers about what the coming months could hold.

Here's the latest about what we know about the new COVID-19 variants now on the rise.

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


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To: ChicagoConservative27

Give the damn shot to illegals that are invading our country


81 posted on 08/21/2023 3:50:42 PM PDT by shadeaud (God gave us the free will and intelligence to choose right from wrong. Use it or lose it!)
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To: ChicagoConservative27; Jane Long; ransomnote; SecAmndmt; Jan_Sobieski; bagster; ...

The bioweapons labs have been very busy is what we know.


82 posted on 08/21/2023 3:51:26 PM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.)
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To: 1Old Pro

How can they develop a vaccine for variants that weren’t out yet? They wouldn’t know exactly how, when, or even if the virus would mutate.

Unless they mutated it and released it themselves.


83 posted on 08/21/2023 3:53:39 PM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.)
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To: Responsibility2nd
Is it just me, or do others see more sheeple wearing face diapers more these days than 6-8 months ago?

It's not just you. I've noticed it, too.

I appreciate their warning me of their political affiliation, though.

84 posted on 08/21/2023 3:55:03 PM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.)
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To: jonrick46

I seriously doubt if any insurance will get involved with Ivermectin. We just pay for it and don’t expect any reimbursement. Of course, I think there have been recent articles where TPTB admit it works.

We’re in TN, so we just buy it at the pharmacy. All pharmacies don’t sell it, though. (We go to Fresh Pharmacy in Lenoir City.) They can ship it, but not to an address out of the state.


85 posted on 08/21/2023 3:58:35 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam
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To: ChicagoConservative27

“Health authorities say they’re closely tracking the spread of three new COVID-19 variants ...”

So like spray them with Lysol. Geez.


86 posted on 08/21/2023 3:58:56 PM PDT by mom.mom (...our flag was still there.)
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To: MayflowerMadam

Compounding pharmacies in Tennessee are generally the ones that carry ivermectin.


87 posted on 08/21/2023 4:08:13 PM PDT by who knows what evil? (Yehovah saved more animals than people on the ark...siameserescue.org)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I’m all for the wokesters lining up to take the next booster!


88 posted on 08/21/2023 5:00:48 PM PDT by HandBasketHell
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To: ChicagoConservative27

“ Health authorities say they’re closely tracking the spread of three new COVID-19 variants”
So they are sure the virus is released where they intended for it to be released.
Another presidential election, another democRAT scam!


89 posted on 08/21/2023 5:20:10 PM PDT by 9422WMR
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To: who knows what evil?

Right. Fresh Pharmacy where we get our Ivermectin is a compounding pharmacy.


90 posted on 08/21/2023 7:08:40 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam
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To: bigbob
What will this seasons masks be like?


91 posted on 08/21/2023 7:09:17 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on flight MH370)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-covid-2023-variant-eg5-strain-what-to-know/


92 posted on 08/21/2023 7:14:19 PM PDT by Brian Griffin (ICCPR Article 15 No one shall be held guilty…on account of any act…not a criminal act...at the time…)
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To: UCANSEE2

p.s. Available on AMAZON


93 posted on 08/21/2023 7:14:46 PM PDT by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on flight MH370)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Are they tracking the other 20,000 also?


94 posted on 08/21/2023 7:15:49 PM PDT by Captain Peter Blood
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To: Brian Griffin

If you normally get an annual flu jab, then a updated Covid jab is indicated for similar reasons.


95 posted on 08/21/2023 7:16:44 PM PDT by Brian Griffin (ICCPR Article 15 No one shall be held guilty…on account of any act…not a criminal act...at the time…)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Got that right. Not putting on the mask again or getting the boosters. I suspect the original shots caused my ticker enough trouble — 2 to 3 months of frequent palpitations. With my family’s heart history, wouldn’t be prudent to get boosters.


96 posted on 08/21/2023 7:17:14 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (FBI out of Florida!)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I don’t think I’ve had Covid for about two years.

My immunity probably has faded a lot. If I was to get Covid, I would probably be sick for a time, but live.

I’ve read nothing that indicates the new Covid variants are more deadly than other variants.


97 posted on 08/21/2023 7:20:00 PM PDT by Brian Griffin (ICCPR Article 15 No one shall be held guilty…on account of any act…not a criminal act...at the time…)
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To: CatOwner

I obeyed last time. Not gonna obey this time. Not easy to admit that I was rooked, but “two weeks to flatten the curve” became two frickin’ years!

No more masks for me, and no boosters.


98 posted on 08/21/2023 7:33:12 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (FBI out of Florida!)
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To: Cletus.D.Yokel

Surely the mirror of EG5 being 5GE is like totally a coincidence.


99 posted on 08/21/2023 7:43:35 PM PDT by numberonepal ( )
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To: Brian Griffin

My immunity probably has faded a lot.
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Or not.
Had covid for Christmas 2021. Got tested at Doc for both antibodies(N-protein and S-protein) in March 2022. BOTH were present and “positive”.
September 2022: antibody count lower but still present.
March 2023: bloodwork at employer’s showed extreme elevation for N-protein antibodies(to the virus). I did not feel ill, tired, or anything out of the ordinary before or after that test. Seems I must have been exposed to covid and my body responded correctly + fought it off without me feeling a thing.
The way it’s supposed to work.
“Short-lived” antibody fake-speak was used by media & “medical professionals” to push injections and make $$$$.

PS: my sister is dead thanks to massive blood clots showing up after “alleged vaccine” use. NO family history of such on either side of family tree.


100 posted on 08/21/2023 7:57:28 PM PDT by JCL3 (As Richard Feynman might have said, this is reality taking precedence over public relations.)
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