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New variant in India - Delta Plus (Original Post)
womanofthehills
Jun 2021
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Pachamama
(17,564 posts)1. I'm feeling an ill sensation of deja vu
I really am worried that the continuing people who dont vaccinate and the spread and continued mutations is going to bring us back again to last year....
lapfog_1
(31,904 posts)2. the entire world needed to be vaccinated within
a very short window of time ( like 3 to 4 months ).
10 to 12 billion doses ( everyone over 12 ).
A logistical nightmare.
Sigh.
HUAJIAO
(2,730 posts)3. Me too.. I may be the 'pessimist' but SOMEBODY has to be....
magicarpet
(18,515 posts)7. The worst case Covid-19 scenario,...
Cov-idiots don't get inoculated and it takes off again and again each fall season. Unless until we reach herd immunity 85%,... the ones who got the Moderna/Pfizer two shot will likely need a yearly booster to combat the new mutations and variants that the virus conjures up. The mutations may run rampant but a yearly booster will protect.
dalton99a
(94,129 posts)4. COMING SOON: Delta Double Plus Good
Kills you twice as fast
roamer65
(37,953 posts)5. 🦠
Ive found my new forever home. I like it here.
ck4829
(37,761 posts)6. Covid-BJP, the Modi variant