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New Covid variant has been identified and is already spreading in 25 states
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this post was submitted on 24 Mar 2026
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with measles and polio much more virulent and antivaxxers are on the rise.
Nurgle dropping a remix of an old dish
Travelers spending way more time in the airport, increasing the likelihood of catching and transporting the virus, isn't the most optimal combination with this news.
So, everywhere, then. Virus don't care 'bout no state boundaries.
BA.3.2 has been found in California, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Wyoming, Louisiana, Michigan and Ohio.
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“It is what it is”
I recently got hit with COVID and so did my wife and kids. We all tested positive and have had recent boosters for COVID and flu. Since I'm in a city where one of these states is listed, I kind of wonder if I got this variant.
i had it last september, the razor blade throat pain was very intense, also because it prevented me from swallowing too and anything entering the eosphagus would cause me to immediately cough up thick phelgm. i couldnt eat or drink for a few days.
Jfc, that sounds miserable. I'm glad you made it through.
I wish there was a map by county or something. Some states are just too large that it would be great to be able to see hotspots in particular.
We don't have that kind of granularity anymore, both because RFK Jr and DOGE have significantly cut public health funding and because there are so many variants out there now and so little difference between them in terms of presenting symptoms
theres usually one dominant one causing the latest symptoms. last year was the nasty razor blade sore throat one that was bypassing vaccines(i was vaccinated to covid few months prior) i was still hit with the covid full force.
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So, this will be extra, extra bad if we have another covid-like event in the USA. People are already divided, things are rough otherwise, and lockdowns will not work under this administration. It would be total fucking chaos
Just wear a mask. I bought 400 of them a while ago on Amazon for $40. One way masking sucks, but is highly effective.
If Trump's dumb ass hadn't understocked the PPE last time, we could've just all worn masks and then generally went about our business otherwise.
with rfk jr, trashing all vaccine initiatives, it will be a combo of OLD favorites, measles, tdap, mmr, CHICKENPOX. we might see TB again since people are likely to not comply with antibiotic regime, TB being a very persistent bacteria, its naturally resistance to most antibiotics due to its waxy coating the bacteria has, and it develops immmunity to drugs in general.
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WEARING A MASK IS LIKE WEARING A CONDOM.
Would you risk a permanent disease for the sake of "ehh I dont like how it feels"?
anti-vaxxers, conservatives likely dont wear condoms too, hence they have higher pregnancy and STDS.
Hard to find one small enough
It’s actually only a good analogy if you have an STI you’re preventing giving to others.
Masks keep YOU from spreading what you have unless it’s KN-95 or better iirc.
Going to refer to my favourite meme of the pandemic and say masks work both ways
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