Posted on 01/28/2021 11:31:54 AM PST by buckalfa
The first two US cases of the South African variant of COVID-19 have been found in South Carolina, health officials said Thursday. “The arrival of the SARS-CoV-2 variant in our state is an important reminder to all South Carolinians that the fight against this deadly virus is far from over,” Dr. Brannon Traxler, the interim public health director of the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, said in a release. The virus variant — known as the B1351 strain and thought to be more contagious than the UK variant — was discovered in a sample tested by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which notified state health officials late Wednesday. The state health department also discovered the virus in a second sample earlier in the week. Both of the patients are adults — one from the state’s Lowcountry region and one from the Pee Dee region, according to officials. It wasn’t immediately clear how they contracted the strain. “There is currently no known travel history and no connection between these two cases,” the release said. Experts still don’t know how effective existing vaccines are against the South African strain. The state health department has been testing random samples to find possible variants of COVID-19 since June.
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Just another excuse for Uncle Joe to shut us down 🤔
African American COVID
As far as I can see, it’s OK to talk about the South African strain.
And also the UK strain.
But we just can’t call it the China Virus, right?
Because China owns our government?
Meanwhile the NY Post and Slimes ignore the real Covid News in New York:
NY undercounted nursing home coronavirus deaths by as much as 50%, state AG says
Rep. Elise Stefanik is demanding that New York Attorney General Letitia James and the U.S. Justice Department subpoena Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration for documentation and communications regarding his handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
Stefanik’s remarks come after a report by James was released on Thursday that revealed the state’s COVID-19 death count in nursing home facilities was underreported by as much as 50%. The massive undercount in the report that detailed the findings of an investigation into allegations of patient neglect and other “concerning conduct” by nursing home facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.
NY UNDERCOUNTED NURSING HOME COVID-19 DEATHS BY AS MUCH AS 50%, STATE AG SAYS
Stefanik said the revelations detailed in the report are indicative of a “massive corruption and coverup scandal at the highest level of New York State Government, implicating the Governor, Secretary of the Governor, the New York State Health Commissioner, and the Governor’s staff.”
The laden accusations against New York brass are the culmination of months of backlash and probing after Cuomo’s directive in March requiring nursing homes in the Empire State to accept patients who had or were suspected of having COVID-19. The decision created an onslaught of COVID-19 cases that infected thousands of elderly patients and resulted in hundreds of deaths among the state’s most vulnerable population.
The New York State Department of Health reported that as of Jan. 27, there were 5,957 confirmed deaths due to the coronavirus in nursing homes and an additional 2,783 presumed deaths. In assisted care facilities, there were 160 deaths and 52 presumed deaths.
“As a fellow New Yorker, I want to publicly thank the effective and tireless advocates who have humbly served as the voice of their lost loved ones and have faced inexcusable treatment from the Governor and his entire team, who we know have orchestrated a criminal coverup and have blood on their hands,” Stefanik said.
Cuomo has defended the nursing home policy as in-line with guidance from the Trump administration at the time. The governor was silent Thursday following the new AG report and did not immediately respond to Fox News’ request for comment.
Cuomo was involved in massive misinformation on social media. People died. Cancel all his social media accounts.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/ny-undercounted-nursing-home-deaths-by-as-much-as-50-state-ag-says
Vote for democrats, and they will kill your grandparents, parents and other innocent senior citizens, publish a book about it and lie about it.
Is it asking too much that they name the next strain The Andromeda Strain? At least that would be kind of neat.
It’s the Covid 19 African bush strain. I heard it hits you like a heard of elephants.
vaccines...repeat vaccines...booster the vaccines...
If you can’t use Wuhan, you can’t use South African.
Herd...herd..Like a herd of Aids infected pit bulls.
I’m done with Covid-19. Let’s move on to Covid-21.
They stacking bodies yet?
Wait till we get to Covid-82.
Fauci has used Wuhan...Found it in an article yesterday and saw it on the video of the same.....so we can.
of course I’ve heard of elephants.
I beatcha with #10.☺
Do we all get to call Chomo Joe “Racist and xenophobic” if he bans travel from Africa?
“ Nothing good comes out of Africa. Or China for that matter. ”
China makes excellent lead paint
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