As I write, new variant is still a respiratory virus, so the basic tools will not change, and they will all continue to work. But they may need to be more strict to work as well as before. With vaccines around the corner, every infection we avoid or delay matters *a great deal*.
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The question still up in the air is why more transmissible? Plus, new strains are showing with the same @#!# convergent evolution—probably happening in chronic infections in immunocompromised victims—so something is almost certainly adaptive. But how?
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Lower infective dose—a likely scenario—means that the same situation that would not get you sick three months ago with the wild-type now gets you sick. Plus winter colder dry air apparently helps the virus I'm generally more cautious right now.
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Thanks! (And apologies for the Q, I'm sure you're too busy as it is.) I guess in a way it comes down to, "Do all the stuff you're supposed to be doing... but ACTUALLY do it now, no slacking."
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