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Omicron variant: Move over, Delta

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  • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

    I’m glad I’m flying home today (Sunday). Monday the airports will probably be messy as the US implements its ban.

    We all had negative antigen tests Friday. We’ll be wearing N95s on the plane.

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    @jon-nyc said in Move over, Delta:

    I’m glad I’m flying home today (Sunday). Monday the airports will probably be messy as the US implements its ban.

    We all had negative antigen tests Friday. We’ll be wearing N95s on the plane.

    Hope the trip went smoothly.

    “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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      Oh yes, lovely. Not quite the same as spring break, which we purchased the tickets for. But still nice.

      Only non-witches get due process.

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        Only non-witches get due process.

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        • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

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          @jon-nyc lol

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          • George KG Offline
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            I saw an article quoting a doc in South Africa who's taken care of patients with the Nu Xi Omicron variant.

            First of all, his patient population was young, and afaik, had no co-morbidities.

            He says the symptoms were very mild, no anosmia, no loss of taste. One kid had a very rapid heart rate. Most common symptoms were overwhelming fatigue and some fever.

            All resolved in a matter of days.

            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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              And meanwhile, in New York, the governor has cancelled all "elective" surgery because of the Omicron variant, which hasn't even been found in the US (though undoubtedly it exists).

              "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

              The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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              • George KG George K

                And meanwhile, in New York, the governor has cancelled all "elective" surgery because of the Omicron variant, which hasn't even been found in the US (though undoubtedly it exists).

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                @george-k said in Move over, Delta:

                governor has cancelled all "elective" surgery

                Is he going to pick up the tab for that?

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                • JollyJ Offline
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                  Fear! FEAR! POWER!

                  “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                  Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                    In the meantime, this may be the solution that we’ve been waiting for.

                    The Brad

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                    • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                      In the meantime, this may be the solution that we’ve been waiting for.

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                      @lufins-dad said in Move over, Delta:

                      In the meantime, this may be the solution that we’ve been waiting for.

                      Attenuation, you mean?

                      They said it'd take 3-5 years, but it's also mutating at a much faster rate than they predicted.

                      Please love yourself.

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                        'They' have also speculated that the virus can only mutate so much. But it's at the point where I believe none of what I hear and only half of what I see.

                        “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                        • MikM Mik

                          'They' have also speculated that the virus can only mutate so much. But it's at the point where I believe none of what I hear and only half of what I see.

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                          @mik said in Move over, Delta:

                          'They' have also speculated that the virus can only mutate so much. But it's at the point where I believe none of what I hear and only half of what I see.

                          That might mean different things.

                          Proteins are very complex. There are probably a near-infinite number of possibilities.

                          But how many of them can compete with Delta? Assume Xi (I'm calling it that) replaces Delta in fitness. That is hard enough, but Xi, being even more fit, would make it that much harder for new variants to replace Xi. And the kind of traits the new variants would need would lead it eventually toward attenuation. That's not to say one of them could blow up into something really nasty, but overall it's incentivized to get to something more like the common cold instead of ebola.

                          Please love yourself.

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                            #49

                            The "already worried" tweet was on Aug 4.

                            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                            • Aqua LetiferA Aqua Letifer

                              @mik said in Move over, Delta:

                              'They' have also speculated that the virus can only mutate so much. But it's at the point where I believe none of what I hear and only half of what I see.

                              That might mean different things.

                              Proteins are very complex. There are probably a near-infinite number of possibilities.

                              But how many of them can compete with Delta? Assume Xi (I'm calling it that) replaces Delta in fitness. That is hard enough, but Xi, being even more fit, would make it that much harder for new variants to replace Xi. And the kind of traits the new variants would need would lead it eventually toward attenuation. That's not to say one of them could blow up into something really nasty, but overall it's incentivized to get to something more like the common cold instead of ebola.

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                              @aqua-letifer said in Move over, Delta:

                              @mik said in Move over, Delta:

                              'They' have also speculated that the virus can only mutate so much. But it's at the point where I believe none of what I hear and only half of what I see.

                              That might mean different things.

                              Proteins are very complex. There are probably a near-infinite number of possibilities.

                              But how many of them can compete with Delta? Assume Xi (I'm calling it that) replaces Delta in fitness. That is hard enough, but Xi, being even more fit, would make it that much harder for new variants to replace Xi. And the kind of traits the new variants would need would lead it eventually toward attenuation. That's not to say one of them could blow up into something really nasty, but overall it's incentivized to get to something more like the common cold instead of ebola.

                              Technically this is Nu…

                              The Brad

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                              • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

                                @aqua-letifer said in Move over, Delta:

                                @mik said in Move over, Delta:

                                'They' have also speculated that the virus can only mutate so much. But it's at the point where I believe none of what I hear and only half of what I see.

                                That might mean different things.

                                Proteins are very complex. There are probably a near-infinite number of possibilities.

                                But how many of them can compete with Delta? Assume Xi (I'm calling it that) replaces Delta in fitness. That is hard enough, but Xi, being even more fit, would make it that much harder for new variants to replace Xi. And the kind of traits the new variants would need would lead it eventually toward attenuation. That's not to say one of them could blow up into something really nasty, but overall it's incentivized to get to something more like the common cold instead of ebola.

                                Technically this is Nu…

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                                @lufins-dad said in Move over, Delta:

                                @aqua-letifer said in Move over, Delta:

                                @mik said in Move over, Delta:

                                'They' have also speculated that the virus can only mutate so much. But it's at the point where I believe none of what I hear and only half of what I see.

                                That might mean different things.

                                Proteins are very complex. There are probably a near-infinite number of possibilities.

                                But how many of them can compete with Delta? Assume Xi (I'm calling it that) replaces Delta in fitness. That is hard enough, but Xi, being even more fit, would make it that much harder for new variants to replace Xi. And the kind of traits the new variants would need would lead it eventually toward attenuation. That's not to say one of them could blow up into something really nasty, but overall it's incentivized to get to something more like the common cold instead of ebola.

                                Technically this is Nu…

                                I Xi.

                                “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                  Shocking...

                                  https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/11/shocking-big-pharma-received-emergency-use-approval-couple-weeks-ago-covid-discovered-couple-days-ago/

                                  “Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”

                                  Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton

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                                    George K
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                                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                      Very clever. 😄

                                      Please love yourself.

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                                      • JollyJ Jolly

                                        Shocking...

                                        https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/11/shocking-big-pharma-received-emergency-use-approval-couple-weeks-ago-covid-discovered-couple-days-ago/

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                                        @jolly said in Move over, Delta:

                                        Shocking...

                                        https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2021/11/shocking-big-pharma-received-emergency-use-approval-couple-weeks-ago-covid-discovered-couple-days-ago/

                                        Jolly, he is way off base. Novavax received emergency authorization for it’s regular vaccine. They are now starting to research and develop an Omicron vaccine update. Moderna, J&J and the others are now talking about testing their standard vaccine against the variant, which makes sense.

                                        The Brad

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                                          The Bee just keeps doing that thing it does

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