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In reply to the discussion: Super Covid is Here, and You Should Be Very Worried [View all]LudwigPastorius
(9,145 posts)26. Article is behind a registration wall that I'm not signing up for.
Last edited Mon Dec 21, 2020, 05:20 AM - Edit history (1)
So, maybe this question is answered in it, but how do they know the rapid spread of this variant isn't due to something like people easing up on preventive measures (mask wearing, social distancing, hand washing, etc.)?
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Booster shots forever, that's what they're predicting, new variations still respond to vaccines
Baclava
Dec 2020
#5
It seems that the vaccine addresses different strains...it works on a common protein needed for
Demsrule86
Dec 2020
#38
Well I am now going with my N95, a paper mask over the outside, wrap around eye protection-
58Sunliner
Dec 2020
#12
true, it is speculation but even from the science community most of the info about covid
hellno45
Dec 2020
#50
The author of this article has no medical qualifications, his background's in economics.
Denzil_DC
Dec 2020
#15
Umair Haque is a sobering voice on political and social trends but he isn't a doctor or a scientist
Maven
Dec 2020
#22
No serious medical authority will be able to answer that question at the moment.
Denzil_DC
Dec 2020
#28
No mystery as to why the spread is out of control. Wow. Again, thanks for the info.
MerryBlooms
Dec 2020
#35
Generally, in order to be more transmissible it would have to be more virulent.
58Sunliner
Dec 2020
#33