The general population is beginning to catch on to "the sky is falling” narrative,” forcing even California to begin dropping the most serious socially stifling mandates. But there is still hope for the panic mongers, as yet another “new variant” rears its ugly head, offering opportunity to renew, perhaps even increase the panic level. As a bonus, we are building a case for another round of vaccines.
Emphasis in the following is added by me.
CNN Feb 19, “The BA.2 virus -- a subvariant of the Omicron coronavirus variant -- isn't just spreading faster than its distant cousin, it may also cause more severe disease…”
They go on to say, “And like Omicron, it appears to largely escape the immunity created by vaccines. A booster shot restores protection, making illness after infection about 74% less likely.”
I love the precision of the “74% less likely” in a virus that has, at this point, only infected 83 people, 64 of them “fully vaccinated.” Okay, I made up that last part, but so did the people who came up with the 74% number.
Deseret News Feb 18, “New lab experiments in Japan found that BA.2 has a number of features that can make it capable of causing severe Covid-19 symptoms on the same level as previous strains.”
They too add more, saying that, “The research — published before peer review on the bioRxiv server — found that BA.2 can resist Covid-19 vaccines and some treatments,”
So not only cannot we be vaccinated against this new variant, there is no treatment for it either. "We are all going to die," returns to the narrative.
If you think we’re done with Fauci and Walensky, I fear you are going to be disappointed.
They should dub it the "OhMyGawd!" virus and be done with it.The Omicron variant that wassoawfulandwilldecimatethecountry seems to be less virulent than expected and is declining in case numbers.
ReplyDeleteAre we all going to die? Yes. From this virus variant? Not likely. I refuse to live in fear of this thing. Have I not gotten Covid because of my precautions? Maybe. But I did get pneumonia. Go figure.