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“If natural immunity is far superior at reducing re-infection and if circulating strains of the virus are less harmful than before, then it would make the most sense now to allow everyone to restart life back as usual. Everyone should be exposed to the virus naturally so we can all build long-lasting robust immunity to it. We must aim to naturally improve people’s immune systems through diet and lifestyle (something we should have been doing for the last two years). No need for boosters, no need for lockdowns, no need for masks, for which the evidence for effectiveness is poor anyway. “

The vaccinated getting infected marks the end of the pandemic. — Dr. Kohilathas

The vaccinated getting infected marks the end of the pandemic.

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An analysis from Public Health England found that Delta is associated with a 60% increased risk of household coronavirus transmission compared to Alpha, the variant discovered in the UK. Alpha is already around 50% more transmissible than the original strain, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Researchers in Scotland also found that getting infected with Delta doubles the risk of hospital admission relative to Alpha. (Previous studies have suggested that Alpha may be 30% to 70% deadlier than the original strain.)

Aria Bendix, ‘The Delta variant is fuelling school outbreaks in Israel, leading the country's cases to tick up’, Business Insider US

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Another COVID Wave Is Looming

Another COVID Wave Is Looming

About three weeks ago, COVID case rates in the United Kingdom made an abrupt about-face, spurred on by a more transmissible Omicron subvariant called BA.2. (So far, there is no reason to believe the new subvariant causes more severe disease.) Case rates are rising, too, in Switzerland and Greece and Monaco and Italy and France. Given that BA.2 is already present in the United States, The…

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One year after FDA authorized Pfizer's COVID vaccine, cases are on the rise

Saturday marks one year since the Food and Drug Administration authorized Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine

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COVID Variant Tied to Heart Inflammation in Cats, Dogs

COVID Variant Tied to Heart Inflammation in Cats, Dogs

It is possible that pets with other symptoms may not have been seen by these doctors, whose focus was cardiology, Ferasin said. The study was published Nov. 4 in the journal Veterinary Record. Subsequent reports in several European countries have also found domestic pets testing positive for the virus, Ferasin said. From the research, it appears that the virus passed from the humans to the…

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Delta variant outplays other variants of concern

Delta variant outplays other variants of concern

Delta variant outplays other variants of concern The Delta variant of Covid-19 is the globally dominant variant circulating around the world, out-competing the alpha, beta and gamma variants, Maria Van Kerkhove, the World Health Organisation’s technical lead on Covid-19 told reporters. The delta variant has also become more fit and transmissible over time and is now actively replacing all other…

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Covid variants are evolving to get better at spreading through the air

The Alpha strain is 18 times more transmissible through the air compared to the original strain that originated in China, researchers at the University of Maryland said.