Thoughts Out Of Season

If the post I am linking to is correct we got a big problem in New York City. According to her research what we are experiencing is not a surge of Omicron but the much more dangerous Delta variant! If the article holds water true, many people will become severely sickened and need hospitalization. Hospitals are already overburdened but they are not expecting at this time to be overwhelmed because they believe that it's the supposedly "mild" Omicron variant that's causing all the trouble. If this comes to be then our political leaders must be held accountable. Faith in their abilities to perform their basic duties will disappear. They knew Delta was still around but gave no thought to it. They knew viruses thrive in cold, dry weather, but again they never gave a thought that it was actually the Delta virus and not the Omicron virus. A horrendous lapse of judgement. I'm still hoping it is Omicron because, personally I will be furious if it is the Delta variant and ...

  In case you haven't heard a new variant of Covid 19, known as Omicron is causing world wide concern that we are in for another devastating wave of infection across the globe. There are already travel restrictions popping up against travelers from Africa worldwide.  There in not much known at this time when it comes to virulence and its ability to sicken and cause death as such on the scale of Covid-19 and its Delta variant. What is so concerning to scientists is that there are multiple, as much as 30 mutations identified on the spike that attaches the virus to the cell and thus infect it. These mutations may become "invisible" to any vaccine rendering it ineffective.   The variant has not yet been identified in the United States officially but it would not be out of the question to assume it is already here, For now, same suggestions. Vaccine, booster shots, wear a mask in public. It will probably take several weeks to get a rudimentary handle what we are looking ...