New coronavirus variant in South Africa raises concern

[Into the Night]

I did not know the naming is based off of the Greek alphabet.

It isn't. They just grab whatever Greek letter sounds cool and use that.

[Into the Night]

You should probably tell the world that. They must not know as much as you.

Apparently YOU don't!

You don't get to speak for the whole world. Omniscience fallacy.

[Into the Night]

Alpha was doing well, but was replaced by Delta. The other variants did not really spread well. So far Delta has been the most successful one.

Someday you'll learn the Greek alphabet perhaps.
There is no 'delta variant'. It is not possible to have a variant of a variant.

[Into the Night]

South Africa has strong ties to the UK, which has the best program for gene sequencing Covid-19 in the world. But many other places have even stronger links to the UK.

Covid19 has never been gene sequenced.

[Walt]

Covid19 has never been gene sequenced.

You posting lies is neither debate, nor entertaining.

[Jack]

Apparently YOU don't!

You don't get to speak for the whole world. Omniscience fallacy.

You probably think Climate Change is a 'Chinese Hoax', right?

[Jack]

You posting lies is neither debate, nor entertaining.

ITN lives in his own Fantasy World.

[volsrock]

"It's not clear yet whether the mutations make this variant more infectious or whether it causes more severe illness, but researchers say the high number of mutations to the "spike proteins" — the focus of a body's immune response — may make it more able to get past the body's defenses."
https://www.npr.org/2021/11/25/10592...raises-concern

The Midterms are coming up. Need to scare people away from the voting booths and send in millions of bogus mail in ballots.

[volsrock]

Yep...they milked six months out of Delta, but they have 11 1/2 months to go until the midterms.

There will be this new “variant” and probably another after that.

Gotta keep the sheep nodding their heads and smiling when they see a ballot dropbox on the corner. “It’s so much SAFER this way! Yay!”

Not to mention all the vaccines we’ll be paying for in the meantime.

[Matt Dillon]

You probably think Climate Change is a 'Chinese Hoax', right?

The Chinese ain't playing along with that bullshit, so I'd say definitely not.

It's a fact the climate changes. As for what man can do about it, that's debatable.

[Jack]

The Midterms are coming up. Need to scare people away from the voting booths and send in millions of bogus mail in ballots.

Let's hope you are right.

[Hawkeye10]

This is alarming:

[anonymoose]

"It's not clear yet whether the mutations make this variant more infectious or whether it causes more severe illness, but researchers say the high number of mutations to the "spike proteins" — the focus of a body's immune response — may make it more able to get past the body's defenses."
https://www.npr.org/2021/11/25/10592...raises-concern

The fuck. I’m overdue for the original booster.
Then I get the delta variant booster.
Now I need the omicron booster.
I can’t keep up!

[anonymoose]

You probably think Climate Change is a 'Chinese Hoax', right?

Well apparently the Chinese think it is. They don’t seem too concerned about it.

[moon]

'Capitalism' has gone Global. Even the Russian and Chinese have bought into it. The Saudis are wanting to sell some of ARAMCO, a large State-Owned Enterprise, usually associated with Communists.

So- ecocide is popular.