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Klaralven

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7. Globally, about 24% of people have been vaccinated - numbers in the US are too small to matter

Reply to Bleacher Creature (Original post)

Sat Jul 3, 2021, 01:02 PM

Jul 2021

Variant occurring in the global unvaccinated population would be much larger than in the US unvaccinated.

Since we are idiots and haven't shut down all cross border travel, all the world's variants will eventually end up here.

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Unvaccinated people are "variant factories," infectious diseases expert says. [View all] Bleacher Creature Jul 2021 OP

Yup. Hugin Jul 2021 #1

And we are still less than 1/2 way there. OneCrazyDiamond Jul 2021 #2

Yep, they're a fifth column, aiding and abetting the virus in its attack on the human race gulliver Jul 2021 #3

That's my worry, too pandr32 Jul 2021 #5

My daughter, SIL, and 2 Granddaughters are at risk ProudMNDemocrat Jul 2021 #4

Yup. But they don't care. Even if they knew this, they wouldn't care. catrose Jul 2021 #6

Globally, about 24% of people have been vaccinated - numbers in the US are too small to matter Klaralven Jul 2021 #7

Or originate by mutation here and then littlemissmartypants Jul 2021 #8