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I can't believe someone who traveled from the Plaguelands to Plague Island and back spread a new form of the plague. (Edit: Oh huh, no travel history in their part.)
There is no stopping this mutation. Hopefully the vaccine is just as effective — no reason to believe otherwise yet.
Per the report, it's important to keep in mind that the variant is NOT deadlier and it's not any more resistant to the vaccine.
I won't be getting mine even if I wanted to until the end of 2021 apparently. Fun times indeed.
If he's got no travel history then it obviously raises the question of how far spread it already is
Good to have confirmation but it doesnt really mean anything. This variant is likely widespread throughout the country and has been for weeks.
The UK is just the first place it was detected, I don't think there's any evidence it actually started there. Plus even if it did, it could have spread to other countries weeks/months before it was first detected anyway
The vaccine producers are testing it against the new variant but they believe it's just as effective. No confirmation however.
And if I recall correctly, the vaccines prevent you from succumbing to covid-related symptoms, not from getting it (although I think that's another thing that they are trying to determine: whether it stops transmission)
-viruses mutate every transmission
-this new one isnt deadlier
-theres no evidence that the vaccine doesnt work on it
-this new one isnt deadlier
-theres no evidence that the vaccine doesnt work on it
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The article mentions it as well:
This variant is definitely in other states.
The fact that travel has been allowed to go on so close to normal in many countries during a pandemic is ridiculous.
So when they say it is more transmissible, how exactly? Does it have greater surface retention? Are masks not as effective?
Epidemiologically, this variant is overtaking other variants at a rate that means increase in transmission. In PCR tests, the variant is amplifying 4 plus cycles quicker (meaning viral loads are 10-100 times other variants)!!!! People infected with the variant are likely spewing far more infectious viral particles than the other variants.
If viral loads are that much higher, I am not going to stake anything worthwhile that there isn't an increase in severity, duration, or immune response. Preliminary data suggests there isn't but substantial difference in viral loads is really worrisome.
Why were people going to restaurants?
Why were people going on vacation?
Why were people going to the movies?
They don't know.
At least I've searched and no one knew why, only that the numbers were higher where you would find that strain.
It is way more infectious tho, which makes it way harder to stop spreading vs the older one, not that it matters in the US I guess. But in some other countries that variant taking over might make getting out of lockdowns harder.
Do we know how this spreads more rapidly? Is it just more effective, or can it infect in new ways? Do the actual symptoms differ?
Canada already has 6 confirmed cases so I'm guessing you guys must have 6 million since y'all don't have any restrictions on travel.
More contagious basically. It's COVID with a larger spread area.
Vaccines work just as well as the original strain.
But the supposed wave of death is coming and it's gonna fucking hit us hard. Vaccines are still getting rolled out.
My job deals with COVID testing and 90% of my calls are ppl that need to get tested for traveling. People don't give a shit.
We should have shut down commercial, non-essential flights months ago. Who could reasonably argue against that?
I mean, all those people I talk to would try to argue about it because they don't care, but yea. I agree.
Can you get infected with this strain if you already had COVID within the past couple months? Still not going to take any risks, I've been pretty good with staying inside besides groceries and going for the occasional walk in the woods behind my house.
I wonder if any scientists have theorised how many infections it will take for the virus to mutate to a form resistant to currently available vaccines.
It feels like too many Western countries are playing chicken with Covid-19.
It feels like too many Western countries are playing chicken with Covid-19.