New Variant “Razor Blade Throat” WHAT? No Thank You

No one wants to hear anything about any new COVID variant, especially one that has been described as "razor blade throat".  In other words, that's what your throat may feel like if you contract this new variant.

STILL REELING

We are still dealing with what happened and the lasting affects of the COVID 19 pandemic.  Shut downs, sickness, deaths, etc.  It was a couple years of devastation that is still lasting in some ways, and I'm willing to bet that no one wants to have anything to do with that situation again.

No one has said anything about any sort of a shut down or pandemic, but it gives me almost PTSD shivers.  No thank you!

IS THE NEW VARIANT IN MINNESOTA OR THE UNITED STATES

So far, it has been contained to countries outside of the United States, but travelers from those countries could bring it here, unfortunately.  The countries that have been seeing the most cases are eastern Mediterranean, Southeast Asia and western Pacific regions.

Airport screening in the United States detected the new variant in travelers arriving from those regions to destinations in California, Washington state, Virginia and New York.

HOW SICK WOULD A PERSON GET

WHO said some western Pacific countries have reported increases in COVID cases and hospitalizations, but there’s nothing so far to suggest that the disease associated with the new variant is more severe compared to other variants.

 

Apparently the COVID vaccination is effective against this new variant.  If you happen to feel any sort of "razor blade throat" it's best to get it checked right away.  Could be strep, could be something more.  Either way, best to get that checked and treated as soon as possible.

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