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lapfog_1

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1. more infectious than Delta

Reply to cadoman (Original post)

Fri Nov 26, 2021, 10:47 PM

Nov 2021

very likely to evade all vaccines.

TBD about the pathogenicity (how sick you will get).

If it makes people much less sick, this is a good thing.

If the about the same or worse then we will have another Covid winter (lock down, sanitize, etc) and a new booster vaccine in 3 to 6 months.

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United States will bar travelers from 8 countries in southern Africa. [View all] cadoman Nov 2021 OP

more infectious than Delta lapfog_1 Nov 2021 #1

We can't say it's "very likely" to not be stopped by vaccines yet... regnaD kciN Nov 2021 #3

too many changes in the spike proteins lapfog_1 Nov 2021 #4

Why is Biden waiting until Monday? It should be immediate? olegramps Nov 2021 #11

While it makes sense... regnaD kciN Nov 2021 #2

Doesn't make any sense if it was actually aimed at prevention madville Nov 2021 #9

Probably Timewas Nov 2021 #5

Every year manicdem Nov 2021 #6

Just in blue states madville Nov 2021 #8

Trump humpers and RW zealots will be lining up to die from this variant too........ Bengus81 Nov 2021 #7

I never stopped adhering to the strictest preventitive protocols. Roisin Ni Fiachra Nov 2021 #10