07-06-2021, 09:58 AM
Insufficient data as of yet. WHO is classifying it as a "variant of interest" for now, rather than a "variant of concern". Data is inconclusive as to whether it spreads more aggressively than other variants.
But, in any case, new variants will be a ho-hum thing in the "new normal", some spreading more aggressively (this is really what viruses "want" to do, rather than killing their hosts), others possibly more virulent. Management by vaccination will be key.
And, at this point, the federal government's decision to secure BioNTech/Pfizer supplies for 2022 and 2023 looks to have been a good one -- we will need those.
But, in any case, new variants will be a ho-hum thing in the "new normal", some spreading more aggressively (this is really what viruses "want" to do, rather than killing their hosts), others possibly more virulent. Management by vaccination will be key.
And, at this point, the federal government's decision to secure BioNTech/Pfizer supplies for 2022 and 2023 looks to have been a good one -- we will need those.