CNBC's Meg Tirrell reports on the newest Covid variant the World Health Organization is monitoring. It is currently in 39 countries and remains low in prevalence right now.

Delta wasn't an "immediate threat" either until it was.

      • Homestar440 [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        I'm not an accelerationist but........shit's accelerating

      • ThisMachinePostsHog [they/them, he/him]
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        3 years ago

        Fuck, man. I remember in March 2020 telling my level-headed aunt and uncle that this thing could potentially go on for a years. "Just look at the Spanish Flu, that pandemic took two years to get control of and we're way more globalized now." "Yeah, but we're so much further ahead in medicine, I think we'll have this handled in 4 months or less." They didn't account for the pandemic to be hyper-politicized and our horribly mishandled management of the whole goddamn thing. I want out of this.

        • spectre [he/him]
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          3 years ago

          I had similar discussions at the start. Shocking that people are so daft about this stuff in a way.

      • Dingdangdog [he/him,comrade/them]
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        3 years ago

        I moved into a new place like 8 months before covid. Feels like those 8 months were yesterday and they lasted much longer than all this shit has.

        just the concept that I've been at this place during covid longer, about twice as long, than before fucks my head. can't even think about it

        • Biggay [he/him, comrade/them]
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          3 years ago

          I'm in the same boat, except with a relationship. Covid pretty much ended my life and its only now starting back up. I dont know what the fuck is gonna happen if my life ends again.