[ExI] covid or cold?

[Rafal Smigrodzki]

On Fri, Dec 24, 2021 at 9:57 AM <spike at rainier66.com> wrote:

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> *From:* extropy-chat <extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org> *On Behalf
> Of *Rafal Smigrodzki via extropy-chat
> *Subject:* Re: [ExI] covid or cold?
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> On Fri, Dec 24, 2021 at 12:05 AM spike jones via extropy-chat <
> extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
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> >…I keep hearing that the omicron variant looks and acts like a common
> cold.  If so, this is exactly what was predicted: eventually a killer-flu
> mutates into something more contagious and more benign.  What we still
> don’t know is if one brand of covid protects the catcher from the other
> brands.  If it does, then omicron is the end of this tragic nightmare.
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> ### There is immunological cross-reactivity between various Covid
> variants, so an infection provides some protection against reinfection by
> multiple other variants. However, the tragic nightmare is a godsend to
> poseurs and power-grabbers, so I wouldn't be too optimistic that a mere
> lack of lethality will end it ;(
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> Rafal
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> On the contrary Rafal, it is becoming more apparent all the time that the
> power-grabbers are now grasping at straws.  They are bringing on
> enormously-damaging lockdowns and harming commerce in order to protect us
> from… a cold.  This is exposing power-grabbers for what they are and what
> they were all along.
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### Hope you are right and Merry Christmas!

Rafal
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