#xbb 1.5

[paulidin]

"What’s unusual about XBB is that it was the product of two different forms of Omicron that both infected someone. As they were replicating inside that person, their genes were mixed together, and then we got a new hybrid. And this hybrid is very good at evading defenses from vaccines and infections." - NYT.

Hey, how about everyone #WearAMask and stop allowing infections to mutate inside y'all?!

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the new variant has drawn concern from me. The variant covid xbb 1.5 has made people - I am uncertain to the vaccine status, but likely unvaxxed - considerably ill. Either that, or it follows the same trace markers delta pursued - impregnating cells throughout prior damaged vascular tissue of epithelial and endothelial cells, where scarring or gouges have been left in prior significant covid infections.

It is an offshoot of omicron, meaning those who have had prior omicron infections should be wary and not fall for the narrative: "immunity of prior infection makes me super resistant." As in the case of the delta surge following the original 19 and its variants, xbb 1.5 may follow prior infections of covid omicron and make those who have had omicron infection sicker than normal.

The vlogger family my mom likes to follow, who work in a mega church following and are closet trump supporters, did make note of how sick they became from an undefined 'illness'. They were basically incapacitated and had to go on antibiotics - which is standard for any infection to this degree. Doctors can prescribe antibiotics over anti-viral agents, especially when there are shortages in supplies of the viral medications. Antibiotics prevent bacterial meningitis, sepsis - from an overflow of damaged and dying cells.

The family has been ill from 19 prior, 2 years ago - of course. Probably unvaxxed, and classified by a risk factor that makes them significantly endangered to the particular strains of covid they carry and spread. And they are prime spreaders - which is a factor of covid adaptation I have included in past reports. The silent hypoxia makes what would be typical introverted or private people, very friendly and overtly outgoing. Sort of like being under the influence of drugs, or altitude sickness.

I have made warning that the father - who is highest risk of the famly despite his age, it likely going to pass due to covid in the coming years. His infections to covid have had an increase risk factor since 19, but he will die for his faith.

As work and people return from the holiday migration, it is vital to mask up. Especially with an anticipated surge in cases from this new pathogen. Covid will never be a benign infection, regardless an individuals health or resilience to infections - covids legacy and relevance is not its rate of maiming nor killing, it is how well it spreads and how illusive it is, even in those who believe they are 'immune' to new variants.

Another note to add is that people keep repeating this mantra - "Covid is only dangerous to high risk individuals". These individuals may not understand the aging process, but at some point or another everyone does become high risk. Keeping covid mainstream to our culture is not a clever way of flexing. In actuality, you do not become "high-risk" by reaching some milestone age point in your lifecycle. Previously unknown health complications can manifest as the body endures, and those risk factors do increase with covid infections - it actively does age individuals.

Look at trump and deathsentence florida man - both have aged 5 decades in only a 6 year period. They look like crap.

Given the few cases I am studying in my spare time, I anticipate a moderate surge in hospitalizations and an increase of infection.

last note - a negative covid test does not indicate a negative infection off covid. It can take two days for the specific antigens of a test kit to detect the antiquate levels of immunity cells essential to determining if covid is present. The recommended take is wear a mask when sick, and then test once more as you begin to recover. This has an accuracy rate of about 75-80%.

Stay safe. Wash your hands. Wear a fucking mask.

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Holy Crap! XBB 1.5 Has Gone NUTS!

XBB 1.5 has far exceeded worst expectations, doubling its share of new U.S. covid cases, soaring from 18% to 40% last week. The extremely immunity-proof mutation has pushed aside a dozen other covid variants by out-infecting them in a blitzkrieg wave...

A couple of my relatives got COVID recently.  One probably has heart damage from it, the other possible brain damage.

You don’t want this.

You don’t want your immune system under siege for 8 months after infection.

You don’t want premature aging.

You don’t want system-wide damage and increased risk of heart attack and stroke.

Take precautions and protect your health and that of other people.