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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI believe we needed a travel ban
https://www.facebook.com/1483216785/posts/10224411803831005/?d=nSheltieLover
(57,073 posts)Shitstain won't lift a finger because his mission is to destroy our country & NATO for putin.
gab13by13
(21,256 posts)that claims the new virus strain may not have originated in the UK. They do a better job of testing than we do, inferring that the new strain may have originated right here in the US.
Mike 03
(16,616 posts)Shortly, scientists will likely confirm cases of this variant all over the globe.
cwydro
(51,308 posts)Not paying close attention so Im not sure who.
Mike 03
(16,616 posts)COVID mutates into new variants once or twice every 4 weeks.
Back during the summer we (here in the U.S.) had a variant that made COVID more transmissible.
COVID-19 Update: Coronavirus is Mutating and Becoming More Contagious; CDC Now Projects Up to 226,000 Deaths by mid-October; ; and More
https://www.docwirenews.com/docwire-pick/covid-19-update-coronavirus-is-mutating-and-becoming-more-contagious-cdc-now-projects-up-to-226000-deaths-by-mid-october-and-more/
D614G:
https://www.uchealth.org/today/coronavirus-mutations-not-necessarily-cause-for-alarm/
D614G mutation promotes lysosomal trafficking of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein
https://www.news-medical.net/news/20201214/D614G-mutation-promotes-lysosomal-trafficking-of-SARS-CoV-2-spike-protein.aspx
Mutations making COVID-19 more contagious are, unfortunately, going to be an ongoing issue. As I wrote in another post, this new variant is likely all over the place. This morning cases were discovered in Netherlands. And I expect more.
machoneman
(3,997 posts)samplegirl
(11,462 posts)Locked up as quick as this virus is spreading!