New horrific variant found

[Grace2022]

News in says a new extremely dangerous covid variant is taking hold in South Africa. This one can bypass our vaccines and is more infectious. This is truly bad news.
Anyone unvaccinated stands no chance at all - I urge them to get jabbed quickly. Take what help is already available. Everyone should take every possible precaution.

 

[Bramblewild]

Oh, is it Covid panic season already? And I still haven't put up any Christmas decorations.

More seriously, just stop. After two years, all this panic frenzy has gotten really old.

 

[Michie]

New coronavirus variant in South Africa raises concern

 

[Grace2022]

Oh, is it Covid panic season already? And I still haven't put up any Christmas decorations.

More seriously, just stop. After two years, all this panic frenzy has gotten really old.

Yes. Time to really panic, this variant is a horror story in the making. Get vaccinated and extremely aware. This is not a joke or a game.
Talk to the families of those whose loved ones are dead if you think it is.

 

[IWalkAlone]

I'm vaccinated but you said this new flu bypasses the vaccines.

 

[Grace2022]

I'm vaccinated but you said this new flu bypasses the vaccines.

It is not flu. This is a lethal new variants which apparently shows signs that existing vaccines will not protect us. It has ways of entering the immune system. This information is on the BBC News for all to take note. I know more than anyone. But I can see the implications. It means death.

 

[Lost4words]

If it bypasses the current vaccines then why make people take it?

Stop panicking. Trust in God.

If my time is up, then so be it.

Let God's will be done..

 

[coffee4u]

Yes. Time to really panic, this variant is a horror story in the making. Get vaccinated and extremely aware. This is not a joke or a game.
Talk to the families of those whose loved ones are dead if you think it is.

But you just said "This one can bypass our vaccines" so why would anyone get a vaccine if it doesn't work? Might want to get facts straight before posting. Either it bypasses vaccines or vaccines help protect, can't be both ways.

 

[Original Happy Camper]

THE new Covid variant, that could weaken vaccine protection by 40 per cent, could potentially already be in the UK.

UK health chiefs say the new strain, centred in south African countries, is the "most worrying and complex" seen yet.


If it is both better at escaping vaccines and faster spreading it could cause problems, but experts have urged caution as it's monitored
It is the most evolved so far with 32 mutations, and could be worse than Delta, experts have warned.

New variant ‘could already by in the UK’ amid fears it weakens vaccines by 40%

 

[Original Happy Camper]

UPDATE 11/26/21 4:46 a.m. ET: This article was updated to include additional information.

The new COVID-19 variant, B.1.1.529, likely to be named the Nu variant, that was first discovered in southern Africa this week, has been recorded in Israel, the country's Health Ministry said Friday morning.

Heavily mutated COVID variant discovered in Israel

This appears to be spreading across the Globe from Hong Hong to Israel now by travelers.

 

[splish- splash]

We'll be fine though honestly..

 

[Original Happy Camper]

Prof. Christina Pagel

@chrischirp
·
Nov 25, 2021
Replying to @chrischirp
In South Africa it has been detected in Guateng province - positivity rates in Tshwane (part of Guateng) have increased massively in the last 3 weeks from less than 1% to over 30%. 3/16







Prof. Christina Pagel

@chrischirp
Because of this increase, COVID sequencing has been concentrated on samples from Guateng. Almost all recent samples from there (77) have been this new variant (blue dots) - taking over from a background of Delta (red) and C.1.2 (also a concerning variant, yellow).

The new (Nu?) South African COVID variant looks like seriously bad news

 

[Original Happy Camper]

By Manavi Kapur
Reporter

Published 24 minutes ago
There’s yet another covid-19 variant on the prowl and it’s got scientists worried.

The B.1.1.529 strain, first detected in Botswana, is now spreading fast in various pockets of South Africa. Genome sequencing suggests nearly 75% of all the new cases belong to this category, almost entirely replacing the prevalent delta variant, according to epidemiologists.



Tulio de Oliveira

@Tuliodna

This new variant, B.1.1.529 seems to spread very quick! In less than 2 weeks now dominates all infections following a devastating Delta wave in South Africa (Blue new variant, now at 75% of last genomes and soon to reach 100%)

What we know about the new southern African covid-19 variant

 

[A_Thinker]

News in says a new extremely dangerous covid variant is taking hold in South Africa. This one can bypass our vaccines and is more infectious. This is truly bad news.
Anyone unvaccinated stands no chance at all - I urge them to get jabbed quickly. Take what help is already available. Everyone should take every possible precaution.

From what I've been able to read about this ... its impact upon world health is still being evaluated.

An extreme concern for this variant ... is the high number of mutations it has. Whether that's for the better or worse ... is yet to be determined.

I find some hope, in the finding that the variant is still fairly isolated ... only one case found outside of South Africa so far. That argues for some degree of limitation ... upon its transmissibility ...

 

[ThisIsMe123]

But you just said "This one can bypass our vaccines" so why would anyone get a vaccine if it doesn't work? Might want to get facts straight before posting. Either it bypasses vaccines or vaccines help protect, can't be both ways.

It's could bypass vaccines because many people are refusing to mitigate the virus either by vaccines and/or mask wearing. We are in this mess because of these people.

These people are the reason the Delta variant exists

 

[Original Happy Camper]

It's could bypass vaccines because many people are refusing to mitigate the virus either by vaccines and/or mask wearing. We are in this mess because of these people.

These people are the reason the Delta variant exists

Is this your opinion or do you have facts to support your statements

 

[Original Happy Camper]

It's could bypass vaccines because many people are refusing to mitigate the virus either by vaccines and/or mask wearing. We are in this mess because of these people.

These people are the reason the Delta variant exists

The new COVID-19 variant, B.1.1.529, likely to be named the Nu variant, that was first discovered in southern Africa this week, has been recorded in Israel, the country's Health Ministry said Friday morning.

The variant was discovered in a person who returned to Israel from Malawi. Two cases of other returnees from abroad were also suspected to be infected with the variant, the ministry said. Genetic tests are being carried out to determine whether the other two people are also infected. All three people are in quarantine.

All three people were vaccinated, and the Health Ministry said that the details of their vaccination are being verified.

Heavily mutated COVID variant discovered in Israel

 

[ThisIsMe123]

Is this your opinion or do you have facts to support your statements

It's a fact that people refused to wear masks and socially distance themselves (still gather in congregate settings) since the beginning of this pandemic in 2020.

 

[ThisIsMe123]

All three people were vaccinated, and the Health Ministry said that the details of their vaccination are being verified.

Heavily mutated COVID variant discovered in Israel

That's because they were immunocompromised due to HIV/AIDS...which his heavily prevalent in Africa. And the fact that around 35% of people in S.A. are vaccinated doesn't help matters much.

 

[Bramblewild]

There are several points to be made:

Covid has been over-hyped from the beginning
Remember all the field hospitals and medical ships in NYC when Covid first arrived there? Remember all the fear and panic? Remember how it all eventually came to...not much? Field hospitals and the medical ships were little used, if at all.

The news media is not trustworthy
The news media can't even report the facts of the Rittenhouse case right, even after a much-publicized trial. The news media clearly has their own agenda, and it involves spreading Covid panic. And let's throw social media censorship into this part, too.

Give me liberty, or give me death
I would much, much rather deal with whatever Covid can do to me than deal with this slow creep of governmental totalitarianism that is happening due to Covid panic.