You’re hearing about the new variant? B.1.1.529, soon to be Nu? Yes, the early signals are genuinely worrying. (This isn’t true for many; it is for this one. Dismissing this one isn’t wise.) It’s now spreading in a poor and poorly-vaccinated area. The world needs to step up.https://twitter.com/bachyns/status/1463915824536817669 …
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"Francois Balloux, director of the UCL Genetics Institute, said the new variant was likely created in an immunocompromised person who can carry the virus for longer than normal." "could have developed .in. untreated for AIDS/HIV, according to Bloomberg"https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/583136-new-covid-19-variant-detected-in-south-africa-scientists-say …
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It is definitely a possibility. We’ve seen just that before.
10:41 AM - 25 Nov 2021
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