First identified as a driving force behind a major surge in cases across China last month, the NB.1.8.1 variant has been reported in international travelers screened at airports in Washington, Virginia, New York and California. In California, scientists at the Stanford Clinical Virology Laboratory confirmed the state’s first known infection on April 17, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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    6 days ago

    Well that’s half the problem – nothing is going to shut down this time, excess deaths and long-term complications are going bust through the ceiling.

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      excess deaths and long-term complications are going bust through the ceiling

      Nonsense. They won’t allow the collection or release of data this time either. We’re going to have no idea how bad it is until people all around us are dropping.