You May Be So Done With COVID-19, But COVID-19 Is Not Yet Done With You

South African scientists have identified a new version of the coronavirus this week that they say is behind a recent spike in COVID-19 infections in Gauteng, the country’s most populous province. It’s unclear where the new variant actually arose, but it was first detected by scientists in South Africa and has also been seen in travelers to Hong Kong and Botswana.
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It appears to have a high number of mutations — about 30 — in the coronavirus’ spike protein, which could affect how easily it spreads to people.

Sharon Peacock, who has led genetic sequencing of COVID-19 in Britain at the University of Cambridge, said the data so far suggest the new variant has mutations “consistent with enhanced transmissibility,” but said that “the significance of many of the mutations is still not known.”

Whether this new variant will be a problem is not yet known. But what is clear is that while COVID-19 is evolving, the Party of Death is doing its very best to ensure that state and local governments have been neutered when it comes to dealing with public health problems. Because they believe that political ideology can bend scientific and medical realities to their will.

History will regard them with a mixture of scorn and pity.

ETA: It's been designated "the Omicron variant".