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Re: The Sky Is Falling! Yet Another Variant
« Reply #240 on: December 21, 2021, 11:15:57 AM »
Not sure the immune system works that way but I guess it’s possible.
Not that they got immunity from being exposed, but that exposure without infection suggests that maybe the person had prior immunity (perhaps due to having a similar virus a long time ago).
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Re: The Sky Is Falling! Yet Another Variant
« Reply #241 on: December 21, 2021, 11:23:35 AM »
Then again someone so thoroughly exposed might have a degree of natural immunity perhaps due to prior coronavirus family infection. My nephew was in a yeshiva where his chavrusa as well as pretty much the entire place had symptomatic covid. He was as exposed as can be but was negative and never showed antibodies. Doesn’t mean he’ll never catch it but it appears he is not as susceptible as the general population.
The more likely explanation is that he was not in close contact with anyone who was actively shedding the virus. Maybe he woke up late the day a super spreader came to the yeshiva for shachris, and no one else in the yeshiva was actually contagious.
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Re: The Sky Is Falling! Yet Another Variant
« Reply #242 on: December 21, 2021, 11:31:25 AM »
Contagion scale Omicron > Delta > Alpha > antivax rhetoric > Obesity
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Re: The Sky Is Falling! Yet Another Variant
« Reply #243 on: December 21, 2021, 11:39:44 AM »
Contagion scale Omicron > Delta > Alpha > antivax rhetoric > Obesity
Can we add Kool-aid in there?  :)
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Re: The Sky Is Falling! Yet Another Variant
« Reply #244 on: December 21, 2021, 11:42:26 AM »
Can we add Kool-aid in there?  :)

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Re: The Sky Is Falling! Yet Another Variant
« Reply #245 on: December 21, 2021, 02:50:36 PM »
The more likely explanation is that he was not in close contact with anyone who was actively shedding the virus. Maybe he woke up late the day a super spreader came to the yeshiva for shachris, and no one else in the yeshiva was actually contagious.
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Re: The Sky Is Falling! Yet Another Variant
« Reply #246 on: December 21, 2021, 03:19:10 PM »
The more likely explanation is that he was not in close contact with anyone who was actively shedding the virus. Maybe he woke up late the day a super spreader came to the yeshiva for shachris, and no one else in the yeshiva was actually contagious.

Breaking: Mashgiach expels 6 students for not showing up to shacharis and seder despite the students' claims to the contrary after the group repeatedly tested negative for covid and the mystery virus while claiming to be in good health.

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Re: The Sky Is Falling! Yet Another Variant
« Reply #247 on: December 21, 2021, 04:05:10 PM »
Breaking: Mashgiach expels 6 students for not showing up to shacharis and seder despite the students' claims to the contrary after the group repeatedly tested negative for covid and the mystery virus while claiming to be in good health.

Reminds me of what my son did with the English teacher and a few friends yesterday.

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Re: The Sky Is Falling! Yet Another Variant
« Reply #248 on: December 26, 2021, 11:57:01 AM »
@Yehuda57 the US entry restrictions from southern African countries is reportedly ending 12/31
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Re: The Sky Is Falling! Yet Another Variant
« Reply #249 on: December 26, 2021, 01:05:22 PM »
@Yehuda57 the US entry restrictions from southern African countries is reportedly ending 12/31

Good thing they closed them till now so it didn't spread at all in the US in the meantime

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Re: The Sky Is Falling! Yet Another Variant
« Reply #250 on: December 26, 2021, 01:11:08 PM »
Good thing they closed them till now so it didn't spread at all in the US in the meantime

IKR, My point is they woke up pretty quickly, and that FYI the situation is going to be resolved.
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Re: The Sky Is Falling! Yet Another Variant
« Reply #251 on: December 26, 2021, 04:29:38 PM »
IKR, My point is they woke up pretty quickly, and that FYI the situation is going to be resolved.
I guess after half the world was closed off for 18 months for no reason, a month is gold.

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Re: The Sky Is Falling! Yet Another Variant
« Reply #252 on: January 04, 2022, 07:32:33 AM »
12 cases of a brand new COVID-19 variant (B.1.640.2) which is said to be more infectious & vaccine resistant than Omicron have been discovered in France. Experts are calling it ‘IHU’.

What we know: It contains 46 mutations — more than Omicron. It also carries the E484K mutation, which indicates more vaccine resistance. The first case is linked to travel to the African country Cameroon.

https://www.firstpost.com/health/france-detects-new-covid-19-variant-ihu-more-infectious-than-omicron-all-we-know-about-it-10256521.html/amp

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Re: The Sky Is Falling! Yet Another Variant
« Reply #253 on: January 04, 2022, 08:01:55 AM »
. The first case is linked to travel to the African country Cameroon.

Hmm, amazing that the virus which originated in Asia and spread like wildfire through Europe and North America before sniffing Africa, somehow always produces new variants in Africa. So strange.

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Re: The Sky Is Falling! Yet Another Variant
« Reply #257 on: January 04, 2022, 08:11:54 PM »
Mean time from admission to ventilation?
Read the thread, it's corrected for the delay.
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Re: The Sky Is Falling! Yet Another Variant
« Reply #258 on: January 04, 2022, 08:21:09 PM »
Read the thread, it's corrected for the delay.

Thanks, I’m reading. This thread also references other interesting and relevant content, thanks @ExGingi

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Overall, amazing coverage for a journalist.

One interesting takeaway, is that even with this less severe case, one of the biggest takeaways is the persisting relevance of reducing strain on hospitals, which the COVID-downplayers keep suggesting is something that hasn’t been relevant since Spring 2020.
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Re: The Sky Is Falling! Yet Another Variant
« Reply #259 on: January 04, 2022, 10:04:58 PM »
One interesting takeaway, is that even with this less severe case, one of the biggest takeaways is the persisting relevance of reducing strain on hospitals, which the COVID-downplayers keep suggesting is something that hasn’t been relevant since Spring 2020.
Another interesting take away is that the lockdowns and bans on nonessential procedures are responsible for a lot of the overwhelming.
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