So, omicron now....

Blazor

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Its interesting that this variant is making it into other countries, considering only vaxxers can fly.


But you should really unscramble those letters, its really MORONIC!!!! lol
 

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Levon

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What happened to xi and nu?

Are they really skipping letters just to avoid upsetting China?

Yeah, closest thing I've heard to an official explanation was, can't use nu cause it sounds like NEW and can't use xi cause it's a common last name. :EvilOne:
 

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It's the weakest mutation so far. According to what I've read about it.

For those who dont understand viral mutations.....they never mutate to get stronger.
 

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wear a mask fucktard

not just because you're ugly but because big brother tells you to


I've decided you post as you do because your brain is so addled from BGH that you can't follow a conversational thread.

Makes me wonder if you can still actually write code.
 

Biggie Smiles

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So basically with all of Biden's racist travel bans we're still getting hit with this thing.

Boy that guy is such a fuck up
 

Lily

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Viruses don't mutate to get "stronger, weaker, smarter"...they are not making decisions. Viruses aren't sentient. Mutations are mistakes in replication. They just make more mistakes than other organisms. Their lack of fidelity in replication makes for the many strains that exist.
 

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Viruses aren't sentient. Mutations are mistakes in replication.

Hahahaha!!!! Something that is not sentient cannot make a mistake. But if someone else uses a word incorrectly, The Leaker thinks it gives her the Green Light to use it incorrectly too.

The Leaker is correct that, as far as we know, viruses are not sentient. So there is no conscious effort to mutate. Mutations do occur randomly. So some will make the virus more transmissible, some will make it less transmissible, some will make it more harmful, and some will make it less harmful.

But the mutations that are most likely to survive are those that make the virus more transmissible and less harmful.