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2. Quite the stew the willfully ignorant have led us into.

Reply to SheltieLover (Original post)

Wed Jul 21, 2021, 11:47 AM

Jul 2021

Bah.

Assholes.

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Gamma Variant Accounts For 4 Times More Illinois COVID-19 Cases Than Better Known [View all] SheltieLover Jul 2021 OP

Hadn't heard of this one. Ugh secondwind Jul 2021 #1

Very high mortality, from what U've read! SheltieLover Jul 2021 #5

I swear this is becoming a smart virus. Initech Jul 2021 #24

That's how evolution works. Nasty enough Maru Kitteh Jul 2021 #36

Quite the stew the willfully ignorant have led us into. Hugin Jul 2021 #2

Yup! SheltieLover Jul 2021 #9

I dunno, from where I'm sitting... Spider Jerusalem Jul 2021 #14

yes, it is fucking ridiculous Skittles Jul 2021 #29

We need a much tougher approach. radius777 Jul 2021 #46

+1 leftstreet Jul 2021 #53

Anti-vaxxers setting the stage for a mass extinction event via Covid gohuskies Jul 2021 #3

I'm begining to feel the same way. SheltieLover Jul 2021 #6

+1. nt ecstatic Jul 2021 #55

Jeebus, we will never get out of this mess. zuul Jul 2021 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author BannonsLiver Jul 2021 #7

Pfizer vaccine 95% effective against Brazil variant (Gamma), per NEJM study bullwinkle428 Jul 2021 #8

Post removed Post removed Jul 2021 #10

LOL! beaglelover Jul 2021 #17

A+ post LymphocyteLover Jul 2021 #21

Ty so much, Bullwinkle! SheltieLover Jul 2021 #11

I've been wondering how they'll name new variants PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2021 #12

I think they should be named after people who have done he most to undermine our efforts to PA Democrat Jul 2021 #13

I love it! Great idea! Dave says Jul 2021 #20

No, we're at least five in. Say hello to the lambda variant wackadoo wabbit Jul 2021 #23

Exactly. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2021 #25

We are 8 letters in. Variants get the Greek letter name once they become a VOI (variant of interest) Celerity Jul 2021 #31

Thank you North Shore Chicago Jul 2021 #54

The mRNA vaccines are proving their mettle. roamer65 Jul 2021 #15

Proud to be a fellow Spikevaxer! beaglelover Jul 2021 #16

Me to. Texaswitchy Jul 2021 #18

My would talk about the Spanish flu. Texaswitchy Jul 2021 #19

I thought the one from South America was the lambda one? wackadoo wabbit Jul 2021 #22

Lambada came from Peru SheltieLover Jul 2021 #26

see post 27 for an easy reference chart Celerity Jul 2021 #28

Ty! SheltieLover Jul 2021 #30

No, SA is Beta. Lambda is the newest, from Peru, the one I have been most worried about after Delta Celerity Jul 2021 #27

Yikes! SheltieLover Jul 2021 #32

thank fuck we have not run into the highest level yet, (VOHC) variant of high concern Celerity Jul 2021 #33

Maybe from Olympics SheltieLover Jul 2021 #35

We have no idea where that potential VOHC human lawnmower could pop up from, could happen anywhere Celerity Jul 2021 #38

I've been hoping it doesn't! SheltieLover Jul 2021 #39

mix virtually every variand in one place Celerity Jul 2021 #40

Yes but allnin one place at Olympics SheltieLover Jul 2021 #42

oh, well yes, they are crazy to do the Olympics, but at least they have far more protocols Celerity Jul 2021 #43

Well that's true. SheltieLover Jul 2021 #45

We go give bloodwork for our variant-tweaked Moderna vax trial study later today, so we will Celerity Jul 2021 #47

Great! SheltieLover Jul 2021 #49

I will deffo ask that, not sure if the data will be in. I know in the UK that 40% of COVID Celerity Jul 2021 #51

Now The Hill is reporting gamma six times more prevalent than delta in IL SheltieLover Jul 2021 #41

Analysis: One percent of people in low-income countries vaccinated Celerity Jul 2021 #48

... SheltieLover Jul 2021 #50

Ty for the chart! SheltieLover Jul 2021 #34

good luck with that atm, the UK & many other places are stupidly lifting a shedload of restrictions Celerity Jul 2021 #37

I know. I know. SheltieLover Jul 2021 #44

That's a really handy chart that I hadn't seen. Thank you for posting it! wackadoo wabbit Jul 2021 #52