“Omicron is coming, that’s the name given to this latest Covid mutant variant originating in S. Africa. You just knew this was going to happen. When this gets here there will no doubt be new demands that everyone get the Jab and booster shots and possibly mandated masks and lockdowns to boot since “Preliminary evidence suggests an increased risk of reinfection with this variant, as compared to other VOCs”. I’m sure there will be endless fearmongering along with it.” Admin

Joe Biden on Friday imposed a new travel ban as the World Health Organization met to talk over a new strain of COVID-19.

 

The Washington Examiner reported the WHO was monitoring a variant of coronavirus that was detected in South Africa.

 

This one was labeled B.1.1.529.

 

“We don’t know very much about this yet. What we do know is that this variant has a large number of mutations. And the concern is that when you have so many mutations, it can have an impact on how the virus behaves,” said Maria Van Kerkhove, of WHO.

 

The Examiner said the variant apparently displays an “unusual constellation of mutations.”

 

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