A New Covid Variant Is Taking Hold In Florida, And We’re Not Even A Little Bit Surprised “I’m even more worried about the ongoing willful ignorance of the people in this country, and in Florida in particular.”
“The only time it becomes important is if it gives virus selective advantage, which we’ve seen with delta variant,” Sellick told the. “What we have to see is two weeks from now, or four weeks from now, is this going to do another trick and wind up being more?” He pointed out that the delta variant had gone from accounting for around 10% of cases at the beginning of JuneIn other words, that number — that 10% we’ve already reached in South Florida — that is concerning. 10% means it’s taking hold.
I’m worried about these new variants. But I’m even more worried about the ongoing willful ignorance of the people in this country, and in Florida in particular.
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