On first look, this one, like several others that have been found and studied in the past year or so, has no reason for concern ….
There ARE over 200,000 known to the experts….
This one looked at in France, was actually around before Omicron….
Concerns over the variant in France arose after researchers found that it contained 46 mutations that differed from the original version of the coronavirus. Omicron also has a high number of mutations, which researchers believe made it far more transmissible.
According to a research paper that was published on a preprint server in late December, but that has not been peer-reviewed, the B.1.640.2 variant was first detected in southeastern France in a vaccinated person who had recently traveled from Cameroon. Researchers found a total of 12 cases in the area and named the variant “I.H.U.,” after the research institute in Marseille that helped identify it.
“It is too early to speculate on virological, epidemiological or clinical features of this I.H.U. variant based on these 12 cases,” researchers wrote.
Numerous coronavirus variants have emerged over the past two years, and the reasons that some spread widely while others do not are complex. For now, several independent researchers say there is little reason to be concerned about the I.H.U. variant….
Note…
Omicron is milder….
But the sheer number of cases IS causing mini shutdown’s in business hours and schools’ ….
There are so many of these Right Wing kooks around nowadays,allmouthing off the same lies and assorted nuttiness but this one caught my attention.
Her name is Candace Owens and this was a new one even for this genre.
This kook announced that she would rather die than be vaccinated
I knew someone who turned out to be a particular fan of hers. Changed how I perceived the guy. His liking the Facebook page “TRUMP is MY President” was the impetus for my quietly and outright ceasing contact.
1772 Covid deaths reported so far in US today.
According to the WashPost they fell 15%…..
While cases rose 107%…..
Omi is weak….
But YUGELY widespread…..
My data was specifically from one day, Jan 5.
the CDC predicts a substantial increase in US deaths this month, perhaps up to 30,500 per week by the end of this month. I was surprised by that projection, given that almost all indications,uggestOmicron is less deadly. But The CDC is a credible source and so I am not willing to conclude they are wrong at this time.
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/science/forecasting/forecasting-us.html
I have always paid more attention to the death count. The case count is up by a much larger percentage, but everyone already knows that. I attended my church’s Council meeting earlier this week. Almost without an exception, everyone seems to have some infected family member(s)right now. It has never been anything remotely like this before.