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WHO labels new Covid strain, named omicron, a ‘variant of concern’, citing possible increased reinfection risk
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| Nov 26, 2021 Omicron Friday
| Sam and Robert
Posted on 11/26/2021 11:30:37 AM PST by BusterDog
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To: M Kehoe
Maybe not, when we get to Omega, that will be Armageddon and it will be all over after that...
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posted on
11/26/2021 11:49:26 AM PST
by
srmanuel
(`)
To: LittleBillyInfidel
“Wait, let me get this straight. Is there any concern?”
The prime concern is that We stay very concerned.
What if this variant turns out to be extremely contagious but so weak virtually no one dies or is hospitalized due to it?
Boy THAT would upset them. We’ll know in a few weeks.
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posted on
11/26/2021 11:49:46 AM PST
by
SaxxonWoods
(Elvis is dead and Joe Biden doesn't feel so good himself.)
To: logi_cal869
“A few hours ago the new dangerous mutation was Nu, and a single case in SA.”
*****
I think “Nu” didn’t fare well in the focus groups, whereas Omicron does have an ominous ring to it.
To: BusterDog
As more data revels less benefit to vaccination status; and additional data reveals vaccinated individuals are becoming the group with the most adverse health outcomes; the scientific and medical community -writ large- are facing increased scrutiny to justify the public benefit of a seemingly endless booster approach with little upside.
In essence, what good are all these vaccinations; and specifically all the rules of proving your vaccinated status vis-a-vis passports; if the vaccinated can still be infected and spread the virus? The voices asking this question are growing more loud by the day.
Then, all of a sudden….
[STORY LINK]
Isn’t that convenient? A new variant that tamps down the issue of questioning science about why the vaccine doesn’t seem to work. It appears the COVID science always has a way to explain why the COVID science may not work.
The B.1.1.529 variant was first detected in Botswana, Africa in November with subsequent infections confirmed through genome sequencing in South Africa and in a traveller from Hong Kong after returning from the Rainbow Nation.
Only ten cases have been reported across the world but health experts believe it could have spread further than three countries as nations ease COVID-19 restrictions and restart international travel.
The latest variant has 32 spike mutations in the spike protein, the part of the virus that most vaccines use to boost the immune systems against the highly infectious disease.
Mutations in spike protein can affect the virus’ ability to infect cells within the body and spread but also makes it difficult for immune cells to attack the pathogen. The worrying number of mutations mean it could evade immunity. (read more)
Not to worry, I’m confident a few more scientific lockdowns, distance rules, masks, travel restrictions, compliance checks and booster shots will be able to overcome it. After all, it would be terrible if those COVID quarantine camps were built and then not used.
Nancy Pelosi is a smart lady:
*****
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posted on
11/26/2021 11:51:58 AM PST
by
Bratch
To: BusterDog
Omicron. Sounds like A secret weapon Spectre would use in a Bond film.
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posted on
11/26/2021 11:52:25 AM PST
by
Flick Lives
(The future is a quiet world)
To: ground_fog
They should all have been Xi. Xi-one, Xi-two, and so on. Just as a reminder.
To: BusterDog
I thought nu was the new one to be feared, but now we’re up to omicron already.
A Double Dose of Death!!!
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posted on
11/26/2021 11:53:40 AM PST
by
VanShuyten
("...that all the donkeys were dead. I know nothing as to the fate of the less valuable animals)
To: SaxxonWoods
Even then, they’ll be screeching about “cases”, as if a positive PCR test result is the same as an actual case.
To: BusterDog
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posted on
11/26/2021 11:55:02 AM PST
by
Seruzawa
("The Political left is the Garden of Eden of incompetence" - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
To: BusterDog
Omicron…..?
Why no OMYGOD !
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posted on
11/26/2021 11:56:07 AM PST
by
traumer
To: logi_cal869
A few hours ago the new dangerous mutation was Nu, And a few hours before that, it was the Botswana strain. (But I guess that was racist.)
To: HartleyMBaldwin
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posted on
11/26/2021 11:58:42 AM PST
by
SaxxonWoods
(Elvis is dead and Joe Biden doesn't feel so good himself.)
To: BusterDog
If you want to work it out on your own, don’t post it on the internet.
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posted on
11/26/2021 11:59:43 AM PST
by
webheart
(I thought I was helping by getting vaccinated but they say I didn’t help at all. )
To: Bratch
“Not to worry, I’m confident a few more scientific lockdowns, distance rules, masks, travel restrictions, compliance checks and booster shots will be able to overcome it. After all, it would be terrible if those COVID quarantine camps were built and then not used.”
*****j
Excellent post, Bratch, but don’t forget the swabbing check points.
To: Flick Lives
“Omicron. Sounds like A secret weapon Spectre would use in a Bond film.”
Lex Luthor’s mutated version of kryptonite for taking out the new Trans-Superman.
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posted on
11/26/2021 12:01:07 PM PST
by
SaxxonWoods
(Elvis is dead and Joe Biden doesn't feel so good himself.)
To: SaxxonWoods
I guess viruses can be oppressed minorities if they are being called Viruses Of Color.
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posted on
11/26/2021 12:01:46 PM PST
by
webheart
(I thought I was helping by getting vaccinated but they say I didn’t help at all. )
To: BusterDog
Gee, I wonder if some kind of horse paste might help with this?
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posted on
11/26/2021 12:02:42 PM PST
by
Mark
(Celebrities... is there anything they do not know? Homer Simpson)
To: webheart
You say crap like I copied below, so you are not even worth responding to further.
*****
“Well when I was in second grade I was reading 2 or 3 books a day. And it wasn’t even words flowing, I was reading entire pages at a glance. I would read volumes of the encyclopedia after school aftrr I had read every book in the house.”
To: BusterDog
We are on the way to get through the Greek alphabet faster than a climate change enhanced name list for hurricanes.
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posted on
11/26/2021 12:06:46 PM PST
by
Mouton
(The enemy of the people is the media )
To: HartleyMBaldwin
Oh, FFS. Coronaviruses mutate all the time, and have been doing so since long before anyone even knew what a virus was. Until the recent hysteria, though, nobody cared if there was a new cold going around. Exactly. Our natural immune systems aren't that discriminating. However an individual's own immune system might handle original strain "A," it'll similarly handle variant "B," "C," and "D," etc., etc.
It is possible that the same may not be true for those vaccinated against a narrow portion of the spike protein associated with original strain "A"," but that isn't my concern.
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posted on
11/26/2021 12:06:52 PM PST
by
DSH
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