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    London Put in Emergency Lockdown as U.K. Fights New Strain

    Boris Johnson imposed a full lockdown on London and southeast England in a desperate attempt to stop a new coronavirus strain spreading rapidly over the U.K.

    After emergency talks on the virus mutation with his top officials, the prime minister canceled his plan to ease pandemic rules for five days during the holiday. Household mixing will be banned in London and the south-east and socializing restricted to just Christmas Day across the rest of England. Residents across the country were told to stay in their local areas.

    The premier announced a new top tier of pandemic curbs will be brought in for the hot-spot regions around the capital from Sunday, with all non-essential shops closing and millions of people ordered to stay at home.

    "When the virus changes its method of attack we must change our method of defense," Johnson said at a news conference Saturday. "Without action the evidence suggests infections would soar, hospitals would become overwhelmed and many thousands more would lose their lives...

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    So what now? The vaccine just becomes available and now a new strain suddenly pops up? So many questions.

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    Frozen Chosen A.J.'s Avatar
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    So this is the next step in the fear mongering. Tell us that there's a "new strain" and we'll never be safe as long as it's mutating.

    Maybe I'm naive, but isn't that what viruses in general do, especially the corona type?

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    So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. John's Avatar
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    Yes viruses do mutate, they do this in order to stay alive, the thing is they usually become weaker in the process as killing the host (being deadly) is counter productive to the process.

    Mutation. The word naturally conjures fears of unexpected and freakish changes. Ill-informed discussions of mutations thrive during virus outbreaks, including the ongoing spread of SARS-CoV-2. In reality, mutations are a natural part of the virus life cycle and rarely impact outbreaks dramatically.
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    But virus experts say that even if a mutation causes a death rate increase, this does not necessarily make a virus more deadly overall. Killing your host quickly can make it hard to spread to a new one, and natural selection often prevents viruses from becoming more deadly as they mutate.

    In fact, mutations often prevent the virus from successfully spreading, or lead to a weaker version of the original. Scientists hunt for weak replicants of viruses for their potential as vaccine strains.
    When COVID-19 Mutates, What Are the Risks? - MedicineNet Health News

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    Quote Originally Posted by krystian View Post
    So what now? The vaccine just becomes available and now a new strain suddenly pops up? So many questions.
    this happens with some virus, it is a well known issue
    for example these new strains are normal with the flu virus, that is why every year the mix of the vaccine is different.
    This is one of several reason that makes virus much harder to deal with than bacteria. ( even if there we are heading now into big problems too)

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    Is this Covid going to be seasonal like the flu. Then people will need a shot every year.

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    Experts expect vaccines to protect against the UK's fast-spreading Covid strain

    SINGAPORE — Existing vaccines for Covid-19 will be effective in fighting off infection from new strains of the coronavirus, multiple experts told CNBC on Monday.

    The comments came after the U.K. on Saturday said it identified a new mutation of the virus that can spread more quickly than previous variants.

    Countries including Italy, Germany, Canada and Israel have barred flights from the U.K. following reports of the new strain...

    Experts expect vaccines to protect against the UK'''s new Covid strain

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    Makes you wonder what it's going to take for people to wake up to the real agenda.

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    Saw this today. Did not fact check.

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