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In reply to the discussion: The worst virus variant just arrived. The pandemic is not over. [View all]Phoenix61
(17,021 posts)39. Oh, excuse me. It's an "official" opinion piece.
From a newspaper. Not from a scientific journal but a newspaper.
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Weren't there a number of articles that were made free, so everyone had access to the latest
halobeam
Jul 2022
#28
What it says is Whether BA.5 will lead to more severe disease isn't clear yet
Phoenix61
Jul 2022
#22
It's also a Los Angeles Times straight-news piece today. Not in the opinion section.
Hekate
Jul 2022
#33
it is not just an opinion piece, it is an official WaPo Editorial by their entire board
Celerity
Jul 2022
#38
But an ignorant trumpointee ended mask mandates! So the pandemic's over! /s
Grokenstein
Jul 2022
#31
Exactly! Even as their own friends and family members drop dead. As the great Ron White said
LoisB
Jul 2022
#59
As someone who has had COVID, even though I had been vaccinated, I do NOT want to have any variant!
Ford_Prefect
Jul 2022
#37
The virus will continue to thrive and evolve, aided by the millions of Americans
Pinback
Jul 2022
#41
If every America 100% followed every rule to 100% degree CV19 would still be around and never
uponit7771
Jul 2022
#69
Currently in US the risk of severe COVID for nominal health vaccinated is already minimal. Severe
uponit7771
Jul 2022
#94
I have two family members hospitalized with Covid now + a girl I know is hospitalized with her 5th
liberal_mama
Jul 2022
#46
There have been multiple large studies showing an increased risk for developing diabetes after Covid
liberal_mama
Jul 2022
#48
Quite a few people posting on social media about having Covid 3 or 4 times
womanofthehills
Jul 2022
#53
True, CV19 along with every other virus including aides will be around for trillions of years ...
uponit7771
Jul 2022
#68
But what about long term effects from repeated infections? I don't want to get Covid 3 or 4x a year
liberal_mama
Jul 2022
#86
I know many people who have Long Covid. My husband had Covid in January and he still has lingering
liberal_mama
Jul 2022
#97