Fears new COVID variant detected in South Africa could be worst yet

A new coronavirus variant has been detected in South Africa that scientists say is a concern because of its high number of mutations and rapid spread, especially among young people. As Debora Patta reports, South Africans believe it could be the worst one yet.

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[Annabird]

The guy talking about it looked so joyful. Just strange.

[veritas]

Here in the US these variants have been crossing sate lines, which makes them more deadly and racist.

[tethathehuman]

Notice ‘fear’ is the first word in the headline 🙄

[BC_fhj]

Is there any actual scientific evidence that this is much more deadly? Or is this just all theoretical?

[RedMonkeyTrucking]

Viruses usually mutate to be more contagious but less deadly to keep the host around longer for more replication.

[averyferalkitten]

The thing about virus mutations is that typically they mutate to become more contagious, but less severe since killing their host results in their death as well….it’s evolution baby, no need to get all worked up.

[joeyp]

“You can’t vaccinate your way out of a pandemic.” - Dr. Robert Malone ( inventor of MRNA technology).

[uispthg]

This is never going to go away. Even after your 49 booster shot we will still be talking about it 10 years later.

[hotmiclegend]

Democrats: SOMEONE SAY MORE LOCKDOWNS AND MAIL IN VOTING? 😈

[turdferguson]

And
27 new jabs, and this scam will never end.

[bray]

here we go again the most deadliest strain ever. More fear is just what we need.

[GunShark]

More contagious does not mean 'worse'. Give it up already.

[syrtycon]

Just in time for Christmas. Weird how all these new variants are worse than the original. That almost never happens in nature. Almost as if this was manufactured or something.

[hoecho]

And the sheep will lead themselves to the slaughter.

[jebediahatkinson]

They say this about every "new variant" they are now pushing boosters to everybody so of course there's a new variant lol.

[DobaDave]

The only fear is that caused by corporate media in the simple minded people. That's how we got here in the first place.

[jimq]

They use Fear to try and control humanity when there greatest Fear is the GREAT AWAKENING

[samdherring]

It's always the "worst one yet" with y'all's scare tactics.

[waxren]

Each variant more deadly and transmissible than the last sounds like a plot from a movie they keep saying that it's more transmissible every time eventually covid is just going to infect every person in the world simultaneously

[dannylarson]

Fear fear fear, we need to get rid of the very people that purposely spreading this....