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In reply to the discussion: Cyprus reportedly discovers a Covid variant that combines omicron and delta [View all]forgotmylogin
(7,530 posts)41. I remember being told stories about leper colonies in Bible school.
Their only option was extreme social distancing; they would put anyone with leprosy in a far off community with a wall and a locked gate or out on an island to keep the disease from spreading. It's barbaric, but I'm starting to understand their pre-science mentality.
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Cyprus reportedly discovers a Covid variant that combines omicron and delta [View all]
NickB79
Jan 2022
OP
The Covid Army has a sleepless army of researchers working on newer, better weapons.
Alexander Of Assyria
Jan 2022
#3
It would be, if it combined the milder symptoms of omicron with the lower transmissibility of delta.
LudwigPastorius
Jan 2022
#48
Fauci was worried about this very thing, mentioned it may happen when someone is infected
yaesu
Jan 2022
#16
That's interesting about the flu aspect, yes, the normal thing is for viruses to become less deadly
yaesu
Jan 2022
#42
I don't find this hard to believe...I didn't believe Delta or Omicron would amount to anything...
C Moon
Jan 2022
#29
Covid is here to stay just like the "regular" flu. It'll be here from now on.
oldsoftie
Jan 2022
#32