“This is not your father’s Covid.” @PeterHotez tells @mehdirhasan how the newest strains of the disease should be thought of “in some ways as a different virus.”

Jun 14, 2021 · 11:39 PM UTC

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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @mehdirhasan
Many thanks again: Here’s @thedailybeast article from last night thedailybeast.com/heres-whos…

Here’s Who’s Facing a Nightmare ‘Vaxx Summer’

A confluence of new factors may place children, adolescents, and young adults living in southern states squarely in the pandemic crosshairs.

thedailybeast.com
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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @mehdirhasan
No. Just no. There is only ONE strain: SARS.COV.2. Variants are not the same as new strains. Please have @profvrr or another virologist on your show re variants. Peter is not a virologist and his predications are usually wrong. Go back through his Twitter thread…
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These variants should be seen as what they are: part of the same strain, SARS-COV-2. And they are covered by vaxx and natural immunity. No need to fear. Just get vaxxed. This unscientific fear mongering needs to stop.
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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @mehdirhasan
Instead of pushing this sensationalism, here is an actual scientific paper showing why we should be optimistic: nature.com/articles/s41586-0…
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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @PeterHotez @mehdirhasan
New! Covid varient with flesh eating Black Fungus!
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Replying to @MehdiHasanShow @PeterHotez @mehdirhasan
I’m a bit worried that suggesting that this is a different virus may imply it needs different types of precautions when in reality it needs the same precautions but more aggressively instituted.
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