What does the existence of these new subvariants mean for the pandemic? First, basically – we blew it. Our COVID response was not a complete failure, but the initial response was, and later compliance was simply not enough to really knock down the virus. Lackluster vaccination rates are what has allowed these subvariants to multiply.
Go read the rest, The Subvariants Are Coming | Science-Based Medicine, then go get vaccinated/boosted,
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