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| Is The Omicron Variant Manmade? |
| 2022-01-09 |
| [AndMagazine] The first cases of Omicron were detected in Botswana. In announcing the discovery of the new strain, the Botswanan Ministry of Health and Wellness revealed that Omicron "was detected on four foreign nationals who had entered Botswana on the 7th of November 2021, on a diplomatic mission. The quartet tested positive for COVID-19 on the 11th of November 2021 as they were preparing to return." These four diplomats became patients zero, one, two, and three to be infected with Omicron. Botswana has not revealed the nationality of the diplomats in question. Botswana’s announcement suggests that a small team of individuals from an unknown nation outside Africa flew in and flew out of Botswana over a period of only a few days and stayed just long enough to spread the virus to the local population. Where did they come from? How did they get infected? Related: Omicron: 2022-01-06 Monarch Fauci Turns Increasingly Desperate Omicron: 2022-01-06 December sees significant job growth, but millions of Americans are calling it quits Omicron: 2022-01-05 Covid is dead. Energy is the new crisis. Related: Botswana: 2021-12-29 Biden drops travel ban for southern African countries Botswana: 2021-12-01 It's time to talk about consent Botswana: 2021-11-27 'It's coming': New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declares state of emergency in response to new Covid variant Omicron: Halts elective surgeries in hospitals with limited capacity as Biden bans travel from eight African countries |
| Posted by:The Walking Unvaxed |
| #13 Good luck NN2NI. The bat lady is a spike specialist. Omicron has an unusual number of spike mutations. I wonder if the density of spike mutations is matched by mutations elsewhere in the RNA, or if it's another graft job. |
| Posted by: KBK 2022-01-09 23:31 |
| #12 Amen |
| Posted by: Frank G 2022-01-09 15:47 |
| #11 In our thoughts and prayers NN2N1 |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2022-01-09 15:24 |
| #10 All the best, NN. Sounds like things are going o.k. although not ideal. I hope you can stay away from remdesivir. That is bad news. Best wishes |
| Posted by: Ebbeper Omoluger3320 2022-01-09 11:43 |
| #9 Thinking of you and your wife, NN2N1. You'll beat this. |
| Posted by: Merrick Ferret 2022-01-09 11:31 |
| #8 If I were a villainous group/nation creating a virus to take down my enemies I would also make a virus that would be milder but spread quicker that I could unleash after my first one had done its damage to sort of restore things somewhat so that someone was around for me to sell things to or rule over in the aftermath. |
| Posted by: ruprecht 2022-01-09 10:15 |
| #7 Keep your head up NN2N1. You and spouse are in my prayers. |
| Posted by: The Walking Unvaxed 2022-01-09 09:24 |
| #5 /\ Meanwhile, discussions regarding the actual origins of COVID have nearly disappeared. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2022-01-09 05:30 |
| #4 We have learned an important fact about biological warfare : it works. Expect more viruses. |
| Posted by: Grunter 2022-01-09 03:57 |
| #3 Remember its the MILD Variant. We walked around UNVAX'd for just shy of 2 years following basic Flu Precautions w/o getting infected by the 3 other varitants.... To take my facts in a clearer Prospective. We live in a Ga metro area that is 60+%black. Yet are seeing the hospitialized numbers I cited. BTW Blk American vax rates are well under 38% here according county figures. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2022-01-09 03:47 |
| #2 /\ Thought you might have been on a special, Green Door tech assignment. Adding you to our prayer list. New arrivals go to the top. Get well soon. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2022-01-09 01:56 |
| #1 As the wife and I sit here in ICU beds now since 12-29-21 and getting "treated". We see about 19+ whites/Hispanics vs. Maybe 1 in 20+++ Black or Asian Americas.Avg. Gen age 60+. More if and when we get home. |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2022-01-09 01:45 |