CDC said that scientists discovered a new coronavirus variant, BA 2.86, and that higher-risk individuals should be cautious

As authorities revealed that a new Covid-19 variant has been detected in the US, medical experts are emphasizing that high-risk persons resume masking to prevent potentially deadly infection. Warnings from these physicians come amid an ongoing increase in Covid-19 hospitalizations.

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has said that scientists have discovered a new coronavirus variant, BA 2.86, during routine monitoring of wastewater. Officials said that this variant’s “large number of mutations” has prompted concerns that it could evade immunity derived from vaccination and prior infections more than other variants.

  • @[email protected]
    11•10 months ago

    That’s extremely excessive at this point. Vaccination is more than enough to protect you without a mask unless you are immunocompromised.

    • Rhaedas
      5•10 months ago

      I’ve had to deal at work with the occasional “you don’t have to wear a mask” for a while, and now while I still wear a mask I hear people around me coughing and sneezing. Yeah, I guess it’s excessive, but it does seem to help.

      Maybe you didn’t mean to imply it, but a vaccine isn’t protection from infection, instead it helps the body fight off the infection better than without. Sometimes it may seem like it’s acting as a shield since your body doesn’t even react with symptoms, but there’s still crap around. And as a healthy person who has fought it off, you’re acting as a carrier now for what’s left in your body. Maybe excessive is okay.

      • @[email protected]
        0•10 months ago

        I’m not gonna knock you for not wanting to get sick. I was paranoid for 3 years about wearing masks and getting covid. I get not wanting to deal with it. Everybody has different risk tolerance after the pandemic.

        As far as the vaccine, it does offer some amount of protection from infection. Depends on the person though. The media has grossly misrepresented the covid vaccine unfortunately.

    • Polar
      2•10 months ago

      I had a double lung transplant…

      A simple cold could send my lungs into rejection. I think I will remain “extremely excessive”.

      • @[email protected]
        6•10 months ago

        I did mention immunocompromized in my comment. For the vast majority of people, they are not in your shoes, and the vaccine is more than enough protection from covid. Sorry you have to deal with all that regardless.