It's here and it's Blue!!!
The
Lambda COVID variant is in California: It has Blue colors instead of red
-The emerging
lambda variant has been popping up in the news lately ((ya, I heard))
-Experts say
lambda could be more infectious and
resistant to vaccines ((oh oh, does that mean more boosters are needed))
So do Californians need to worry about this new variant? Not just yet. ((oh joy))
What is the lambda variant? ((Ya, I want to know too))
The
lambda variant —
also known as “C.37.” Lambda may be
more infectious than the original “wild type” coronavirus and may be
potentially resistant to current vaccines, although more studies are needed. The WHO thinks it's way worse. ((Of course they do))
Why am I hearing about lambda now? ((To scare the shit out of you some more))
More recently, two highly publicized laboratory studies from
Japan and
Chile – both in preprint and not yet peer-reviewed –
have suggested that lambda may be more infectious and less susceptible to current vaccines. ((Oh bummer))
Is lambda here in California? What about other states? ((The headline said it was here))
Yes and yes.
Commercial and government laboratories test for variants by sequencing the genome of the coronavirus that caused a particular COVID-19 case and looking for mutations and changes in the virus’ characteristic
spike protein. ((I wonder what the Scientists have up their sleeves with this batch?))
How does the lambda variant compare to other known variants? ((Alpha and Delta))
The
Scientists don’t yet know how
lambda’s different genetic profile will affect community transmission, severity of symptoms or
vaccine resistance around the world.
Some early clues are emerging. ((Yes, the clues are out in the freaking open. Basically, the clue is the vaccines will not work on Lambda and you and your family will need to get more jabs to continue having a job and enjoying the finer things in life, like bars, cruises, flying, eating out, buying & selling stuff and all the other beautiful things life brings for those WHO are jabbed. The anti-jabbers are already kicked out of all the fun)).
The
Chilean researchers tested
lambda against antibodies from health care workers who received the Chinese-made Sinovac vaccine, finding that the
vaccine failed to work as well as it did with the original virus.
New York University researchers tested lambda against the vaccines authorized in the United States and
found that the
Johnson and Johnson one-dose vaccine was
less effective against it and the delta variant compared to the Pfizer and Moderna two-dose vaccines.
Just because vaccines appear less effective when pitted against
lambda in a test tube ((nothing to worry about a jab can;t fix)) doesn’t mean they won’t protect against severe illness, said
Dr. Peter Chin-Hong, a University of California, San Francisco infectious disease specialist.
Nearly all
hospitalizations and deaths in California and nationwide have
occurred in unvaccinated people. ((oh really? "Nearly" is an interesting choice of words Dr. Chin-Hong))
Do I need to worry?
Not for now, Chin-Hong said. ((Oh great, that sounds up lifting and promising)) “Delta’s aggressive all over the world and
lambda hasn’t really taken off,” Chin-Hong said. “At the end of the day, it’s
survival of the fittest