Now let me start this blog entry by saying, that I am NOT a COVID denier. The only issue that I had, is that the Covid shot was fast tracked, without enough testing to suit me. Now, having said all of that; it appears that there is another strain of the COVID virus,
The story via CBS NEWS:
The new COVID-19 variant that scientists call JN.1 now makes up about 44.1% of COVID-19 cases across the country, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated Friday, marking another week of the fast-spreading variant’s steep rise in the U.S.
The increase is more than two times larger than the 21.3% that the CDC now estimates the strain made up of infections for the week ending Dec. 9, after Thanksgiving.
Among regions with enough data reported from testing labs to produce these latest projections, the CDC estimates that JN.1’s prevalence is largest in the Northeast region spanning New Jersey and New York, where the strain is 56.9% of cases in those states.
These new estimates come as other countries have also tracked a rapid ascent in JN.1’s prevalence across recent weeks, prompting the World Health Organization to step up the strain’s classification to “variant of interest” on Tuesday – its second highest tier.
Authorities have so far not reported different or more severe symptoms from JN.1 compared to previous strains.
Those percentages worry me a bit. I worry that many people will not take this new strain seriously and another pandemic might begin. Plus, there seems to still be a small group on the right, despite the ample evidence to the contrary, that Covid-19 was an invention of the Government for control of the masses. Which is, of course, a bunch of inane bullshit.
So, my advice to anyone reading this, if you are older, or what they call elderly, get the shot. If you do not want to do that, wear a mask when you go out in public. If you feel bad, see a doctor. Do not let this virus kill you, just to own the liberals, like some other blogs and websites would have you do.
Others: NDTV, Forbes, NBC News, Deseret News, Metro.co.ukand Boston Herald