Viruses mutate until they can pass through immunity and achieve replication. When COVID-19 was first introduced into the USA, this is what virologists knew would happen if the virus was not contained and eliminated through isolation. But, because of right wing politics a president decided to exploit the fear and build himself up as a savior of the people willing to try anything. Hence, three years later the virus has perfected itself and is now able to pass through immunity of any kind in 80 percent of the cases.
The Republicans falsely named it the Chinese Virus, it is the Trump Virus that he propagated for some perverted idea of leadership.
Since when do Americans throw away highly valuable information and guidance and strike out on their own to become infected and infectious?
By Karen Weintraub
The newest COVID-19 variant (click here) is so contagious that even people who've avoided it so far are getting infected and the 80% of Americans who've already been infected are likely to catch it again, experts say.
Essentially, everyone in the country is at risk for infection now, even if they're super careful, up to date on vaccines or have caught it before, said Paula Cannon, a virologist at the University of Southern California.
"It's crazy infectious," said Cannon, who is recovering from her first case of COVID-19, caught when she was vacationing over the holidays in her native Britain.
"All the things that have protected you for the past couple of years, I don't think are going to protect you against this new crop of variants," she said.
The number of severe infections and deaths remains relatively low, despite the high level of infections, she said, thanks to vaccinations – and probably – previous infections. But the lack of universal masking means that even people like her, who do mask, are vulnerable....
