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Why new COVID variants are driving a surprise surge The virus is dodging our immune system, causing illness in the vaccinated and previously infected
Santa Cruz Sentinel ^ | June 1, 2022 | LISA KRIEGER

Posted on 06/02/2022 6:21:41 AM PDT by artichokegrower

In its evolutionary fight for survival, the COVID virus is switching strategies: It’s becoming a master at slipping past our immune systems. And that, say experts, is largely why we’re dealing with an unexpected surge.

Powered by two mutations, new lineages of the omicron variant — called BA.2 and its more recent descendants BA.2.12.1, BA.4 and BA.5 — are increasing rates of vaccine breakthrough and reinfection, according to an analysis published Saturday by Trevor Bedford, a virologist at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, who studies the evolution of viruses.

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


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: coronavirus; covid; covid19; fakesurge; midtermvariant
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That is especially troubling, experts say, with COVID mandates a thing of the past, even though masks remain important protection.


But you are stating that everything you forced upon us did not work

1 posted on 06/02/2022 6:21:41 AM PDT by artichokegrower
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Fear pron 2.0 ramping up just in time for Nov elections.......


2 posted on 06/02/2022 6:22:39 AM PDT by cranked
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It’s becoming a master at slipping past our immune systems.

Huh. Maybe a lot of people now have compromised immune systems.

3 posted on 06/02/2022 6:23:53 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Progressives want to demoralize people so that they are afraid to be ambitious.)
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The vaccines didn’t work—stop blaming the clever virus and start going after the vaccine pushers.


4 posted on 06/02/2022 6:24:10 AM PDT by cgbg (A kleptocracy--if they can keep it. Think of it as the Cantillon Effect in action.)
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Shhhhh! 🤫 You’re not supposed to use critical thinking when the ptb are manufacturing their next “health (drop box) crisis”


5 posted on 06/02/2022 6:25:09 AM PDT by Maskot (Put every dem/lib in prison........like yesterday!!! )
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To: artichokegrower

So many have chosen to self-eliminate from the gene pool.

The jab-getters have been fooled.

This will not end well.


6 posted on 06/02/2022 6:25:30 AM PDT by ptsal (Vote R.E.D. >>>Remove Every Democrat ***)
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Frankenshots destroyed your immune systems. Now you’re going to die. Sad.


7 posted on 06/02/2022 6:25:31 AM PDT by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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To: cgbg

Its worse than the vaccines not working. In my circle, everyone who has been vaccinated and boosted has gotten really sick. And they are sick much more often. Those of us who aren’t vaccinated haven’t gotten sick at all. We still take our vitamin C, D, and zinc and we are perfectly fine.


8 posted on 06/02/2022 6:26:47 AM PDT by hillarys cankles
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Actually this virus escape was driven by the vaccinations. It is contraindicated in the infectious disease literature to pursue a vaccination strategy during an epidemic because of the known promotion of escape.
The singularly inept, uninformed, amoral and financially motivated Fauci pushed the vaccination strategy condemned by the infectious disease experts and has caused the expected outcome.


9 posted on 06/02/2022 6:27:08 AM PDT by JayGalt (For evil men to accomplish their purpose it is only necessary that good men should do nothing.”)
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To: hillarys cankles

I look at the numbers regularly on WorldOMeter. I know some people don’t trust the site, but I just look at the trend. Unless they are wildly wrong, the trend in both cases and especially deaths is DOWN. What (non-regional) surge are they referring to?


10 posted on 06/02/2022 6:28:31 AM PDT by ScarletRed
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I believe that Dr FrackedUp is going to retire at the end of Biden's term because he is seeing faith in him waning due to the news. Specifically, this is due, I think, in part by the rebound of COVID. That rebound shows his lack of effectiveness, not to mention political bias in his recommendations.

Is this a view that Biden won't win re-election, and that the chances of a Democrat keeping the White House is a bad bet?

11 posted on 06/02/2022 6:29:36 AM PDT by asinclair (What doesn't kill you makes you stronger)
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I keep hearing them talking about a Covid "surge," but there isn't a worldwide surge. There was a minor uptick in cases about three-four weeks ago, but cases have started falling again. Deaths never did rise, and continue to fall.

One notable exception is Taiwan, which went from a LONG period (well over a year) of fewer than 100 cases a day to over 80,000 a day almost overnight.
12 posted on 06/02/2022 6:30:01 AM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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” experts say,”


Un-Named EXPERTS have been lying to us since the very beginning of the “so called” Pandemic. My bet is those getting the variants are those who were vaccinated and it compromised their immune system.

I see NO REASON to believe the “unvaccinated” are seeing an increase in infection. If they have survived 2 years of this, it is very doubtful that they will be damaged from new exposure. They must have strong natural immunity.


13 posted on 06/02/2022 6:30:04 AM PDT by Texas Fossil ((Texas is not where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind & Attitude!))
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Except for the fact they worked quite well and saved countless lives. Why does reality, fact, and truth simply not phase some of you?


14 posted on 06/02/2022 6:30:10 AM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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called BA.2 and its more recent descendants BA.2.12.1, BA.4 and BA.5 ...

Don't need all those numbers, same thing... so remove them...

called BA...BA... BAAAAA....


15 posted on 06/02/2022 6:32:15 AM PDT by C210N (Everything will be okay in the end. If it’s not okay, it’s not the end.)
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My bet is those getting the variants are those who were vaccinated and it compromised their immune system.

That's just absurd.

I see NO REASON to believe the “unvaccinated” are seeing an increase in infection.

Well they are, and have been.

Creating an alternate reality in your mind does not change what actual reality is.

16 posted on 06/02/2022 6:32:27 AM PDT by Republican Wildcat
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The virus is not dodging immune systems. Immune systems have been compromised, and thus become either ineffective or considerably less effective, due to the vaccines.


17 posted on 06/02/2022 6:32:30 AM PDT by Robert DeLong
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increasing rates of vaccine breakthrough and reinfection

It's not a vaccine. It's an experimental gene therapy, always has been. It has none of the properties of a vaccine. Stop calling it a vaccine.

18 posted on 06/02/2022 6:32:54 AM PDT by ConservativeInPA (Scratch a leftist and you'll find a fascist )
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Had a gathering in Europe. The country said it had 1 in 40 of its population with COVID. But a member of the group coming from the US tested positive on the first day. So at least some of the COVID came from the US. By the end 18 of the 50 had COVID. Nobody was very sick, a cough and some chills and weakness. Nobody with COVID felt they needed to stay in bed but they did often stay away from other people. All but two of the sick people had all their shots including boosters. 12 of the 18 had had an earlier version of COVID. The Europeans did not care if you had COVID. They are done with it. Its a cold. But the US would not let you back in the country unless you flew to Mexico and swam back in to the country. Most of the people faked the test and traveled back in anyway. The planes going back to the US had about 20% of the passengers coughing through the entire flight.


19 posted on 06/02/2022 6:33:09 AM PDT by poinq
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Oh, my. /s

Just one thing:

This ‘illness’ is now a COLD, even for most of the previously uninfected/unjabbed.

But the jab cheerleaders will argue with that. Vociferously.

Wait for it...


20 posted on 06/02/2022 6:34:05 AM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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