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Omicron variant detected in Massachusetts, officials say
Boston.com ^ | 12/4/2021 | Lauren Booker

Posted on 12/04/2021 2:45:35 PM PST by GQuagmire

The first coronavirus case of the omicron variant in Massachusetts has been detected, according to a Saturday statement from the state’s department of public health.

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


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: covid; moronicvariant; omicron; rona
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The individual is a female in her 20s and a resident of Middlesex County who traveled out of state. She is fully vaccinated, has experienced mild disease, and did not require hospitalization. The variant was identified through sequencing performed at New England Biolabs,” officials said in a press release.
1 posted on 12/04/2021 2:45:35 PM PST by GQuagmire
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To: GQuagmire

Man. Lock it down, now!

Everything. The whole country. Mandatory masks 24/7 too!


2 posted on 12/04/2021 2:48:17 PM PST by Obadiah (Fauci is the golden calf of science.)
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To: Obadiah

Boston is D O O M E D


3 posted on 12/04/2021 2:49:04 PM PST by Col Frank Slade
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To: GQuagmire

I want to know HOW SICK people are getting as a result of catching Omicron.

Are hospitals being flooded with very sick Omnicron patients?


4 posted on 12/04/2021 2:49:50 PM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: GQuagmire

The Omicron hoax.


5 posted on 12/04/2021 2:54:58 PM PST by Dalberg-Acton
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To: GQuagmire

New variant = job security


6 posted on 12/04/2021 2:56:24 PM PST by monkeyshine (live and let live is dead)
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To: GQuagmire

Well of COURSE somebody tested positive for the midterm variant. Nobody was looking for it until now.


7 posted on 12/04/2021 2:58:50 PM PST by nagant
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To: monkeyshine

I heard 99% off Massachusetts population is already dead. Women and minorities hit the hardest.


8 posted on 12/04/2021 2:59:05 PM PST by RBW in PA
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To: GQuagmire

Someone do a correlation but it seems that virtually all of the moronic variant detected have been in libtard states? Just asking......


9 posted on 12/04/2021 2:59:39 PM PST by cranked
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10 posted on 12/04/2021 3:06:07 PM PST by skimbell
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To: nagant

Midterm?? That’s a year away variants burn out well before a year, Delta is winding down in much less than a year. The midterm variant should be released in May or June for optimal effect not a year ahead of time.


11 posted on 12/04/2021 3:13:22 PM PST by JD_UTDallas ("Veni Vidi Vici" )
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To: GQuagmire

*screams*

*screams*

*screams*

*starts clawing at face*


12 posted on 12/04/2021 3:14:50 PM PST by Scarlett156 (We the men of the mind are on strike )
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To: Dalberg-Acton

OmiCon


13 posted on 12/04/2021 3:15:32 PM PST by butlerweave
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To: skimbell

LMAO!!!


14 posted on 12/04/2021 3:16:00 PM PST by Scarlett156 (Varient is the spice of life)
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To: GQuagmire

Woohoo! We’re all gonna die. Someday.


15 posted on 12/04/2021 3:17:48 PM PST by BozoTexino (RIP GOP)
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To: GQuagmire
Size for effect...


16 posted on 12/04/2021 3:20:40 PM PST by maddog55 (The only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!)
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To: Obadiah

Omicron is a very mild illness that is short lived and everyone is going to get it like the common cold. Nobody should care if they get it. And further more the vaccine does not stop it. It does not make it milder. It does nothing at all. We should not care about Omicron. The cure is far worse than the disease.


17 posted on 12/04/2021 3:25:18 PM PST by poinq
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Clearly it’s circulating world wide. Clearly the index case was not two weeks ago. And given its circulation we must assume that it is less dangerous than delta. The only question is the small amount I am seeing in the southeast that is hospitalized is it the end of delta or an infrequent omicron severe case

Overall I still maintain that omicron is the end of the pandemic. Contagious but not dangerous will breed a large cohort of natural immunity.


18 posted on 12/04/2021 3:25:34 PM PST by gas_dr (Conditions of Socratic debate: Intelligence, Candor, and Good Will. )
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19 posted on 12/04/2021 3:30:49 PM PST by skimbell
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To: SeekAndFind

Omicron is actually the mildest variant of the Corona virus so far and the theory is it formed by the Covid virus combining with the common cold virus. The likely first host was an immunocompromised individual (HIV positive and not taking medication which apparently is very common in S Africa) who was simultaneously infected with Covid and the common cold. Or so goes the theory.


20 posted on 12/04/2021 3:40:26 PM PST by libh8er
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