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Re: New South African variant.
« Reply #30 on: November 29, 2021, 03:46:09 AM »
If the reports are correct then the person of interest arrived here 10 days ago so this new variant may be spreading already.

In other news the SA president says he wants the travel bans lifted !!!
Let's be careful out there !

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Re: New South African variant.
« Reply #31 on: November 29, 2021, 08:15:51 AM »
If the reports are correct then the person of interest arrived here 10 days ago so this new variant may be spreading already.

In other news the SA president says he wants the travel bans lifted !!!

The tourist trade will be ruined.

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Re: New South African variant.
« Reply #32 on: November 29, 2021, 08:52:30 AM »
Six cases identified in Scotland.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2021/nov/29/covid-live-news-omicron-variant-detected-in-canada-as-fauci-warns-two-weeks-needed-to-study-new-strain

What is worse is some of them have no travel history indicating that there is already community transmission.
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Re: New South African variant.
« Reply #34 on: November 29, 2021, 12:30:20 PM »
It is positive advantage in the arms race for the survival and spread of a virus for the variants to get weaker ( not to kill their hosts ) but more transmissable...
Some people will only consider you an expert if they agree with your point of view or advice,  when you give them advice they don't like they consider you an idiot

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Re: New South African variant.
« Reply #35 on: November 29, 2021, 12:33:04 PM »
I'm afraid that is not always the case. There are still plenty of hosts out there.

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Re: New South African variant.
« Reply #36 on: November 29, 2021, 12:39:37 PM »
I'm afraid that is not always the case. There are still plenty of hosts out there.

Yeah, but nature is not stupid, if a virus kills its host it does not get the chance to spread very far....  a living host moves around a lot more than a dead one ( which seems a reasonable assumption ), mixing with more hosts who can pass the virus on -- that is why after a while the more spreadable ( like butter ) but less virulent virus strains start to dominate, and being infected with a similar but less deadly strain gives good immunity to hosts. 
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Re: New South African variant.
« Reply #37 on: November 29, 2021, 01:37:11 PM »
I’m new to this Forum and I’ve just logged in a few minutes ago, to be honest I can’t believe what I’m reading here, Jesus H Christ the Government have really got people brainwashed haven’t they. Right from the start the whole thing has been a complete fiasco, surly you don’t believe all this clap trap do you.
Never believe what you hear, and only believe half of what you see, and stop complying to the Government’s depopulation agenda into misery and poverty.

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Re: New South African variant.
« Reply #38 on: November 29, 2021, 02:28:24 PM »
I'm afraid that is not always the case. There are still plenty of hosts out there.

Yeah, but nature is not stupid, if a virus kills its host it does not get the chance to spread very far....  a living host moves around a lot more than a dead one ( which seems a reasonable assumption ), mixing with more hosts who can pass the virus on -- that is why after a while the more spreadable ( like butter ) but less virulent virus strains start to dominate, and being infected with a similar but less deadly strain gives good immunity to hosts.

The virus is neither stupid or intelligent.
It is unthinking, just wants to reproduce and is subject to random changes some of which may make it more/less transmissible and some of which may make it more/less lethal.
Humans on the other hand are supposed to have intelligence.
Until scientists know more about this variant it is sensible to limit transmission by getting vaccinated, limiting travel, and limiting social contact.
While there are unvaccinated people either by choice or through unavaliability of vaccines the virus has scope to reproduce and mutate.

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Re: New South African variant.
« Reply #39 on: November 29, 2021, 02:33:26 PM »
Until scientists know more about this variant it is sensible to limit transmission by getting vaccinated, limiting travel, and limiting social contact.
While there are unvaccinated people either by choice or through unavaliability of vaccines the virus has scope to reproduce and mutate.

I agree, I just can't fathom why others don't see it that way.

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Re: New South African variant.
« Reply #40 on: November 29, 2021, 02:35:37 PM »
I’m new to this Forum and I’ve just logged in a few minutes ago, to be honest I can’t believe what I’m reading here, Jesus H Christ the Government have really got people brainwashed haven’t they. Right from the start the whole thing has been a complete fiasco, surly you don’t believe all this clap trap do you.
Never believe what you hear, and only believe half of what you see, and stop complying to the Government’s depopulation agenda into misery and poverty.
You're going to fit right in!  ;D

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Re: New South African variant.
« Reply #41 on: November 29, 2021, 02:41:48 PM »
I’m new to this Forum and I’ve just logged in a few minutes ago, to be honest I can’t believe what I’m reading here, Jesus H Christ the Government have really got people brainwashed haven’t they. Right from the start the whole thing has been a complete fiasco, surly you don’t believe all this clap trap do you.
Never believe what you hear, and only believe half of what you see, and stop complying to the Government’s depopulation agenda into misery and poverty.
You're going to fit right in!  ;D

Us nutters have got to stick together...until Covid strikes. :o

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Re: New South African variant.
« Reply #42 on: November 29, 2021, 03:13:12 PM »



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Re: New South African variant.
« Reply #43 on: November 29, 2021, 03:20:29 PM »
The Downing Street press conference on booster vaccines is on just now.
Van Tam Wei Sheng Lim and Raine.
Push on Boosters
Refreshing good sense without politicians.

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Re: New South African variant.
« Reply #44 on: November 29, 2021, 03:22:22 PM »



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