Could it be that the Indian variant, like the Brazilian and SA variant is nothing to seriously worried about?

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There was a lot of talk a few months ago of the Brazilian and South African variant.. but neither have completely messed things up for us yet. Could it be the same with the Indian one ? Fingers crossed !

@RedcurrantPuff

Can anyone explain why it’s only now we have vaccines we seem to have variants?

Basically the government didn’t care enough about the Indian variant to prevent it seeding so why I’m expected to give a shit I don’t know.

The B117 variant began spreading last September 2020 and is the reason we have been in restrictions for 7 months.

Original covid wasn't that well adapted to spread in humans.

B117 was better.

B1617.2 looks like it might be better still.

@RedcurrantPuff

Yeah. Sure. I’ll believe it when i see it. Gov have cried wolf once too often on all this crap now.

Ultimately if you are a covid denier you're not going to believe any of it, but for those not viewing it all as a conspiracy this looks like it is a concern.

@RedcurrantPuff

Can anyone explain why it’s only now we have vaccines we seem to have variants?

Basically the government didn’t care enough about the Indian variant to prevent it seeding so why I’m expected to give a shit I don’t know.

Because otherwise they wouldn't have their excuse to refuse to give back basic civil liberties as per their "irreversible" roadmap.

The number of conspiracy theorists these days is frightening!

Hello!

First of all - speak to Indian people to find out more. So here goes -

1. India has 1.3 billion people packed like sardines into a tin. Awful for a pandemic.

1. The government has systematically created this. This government has also orchestrated genocides previously and has a wonderful track record on their hands.

1. India does not have NHS. There are state hospitals offering bare minimum services. Large booming primarily private hospitals for the rich.

1. Very low levels of public compliance and understanding of situation.

Please don’t compare india and UK and/or think the Indian situation has somehow been caused by the variant. It hasn’t. It’s a function of 1.3 billion meets genocidal megalomaniac corrupt government meets no public health system to speak of.

Trust me on this.

I sit in the comfort of sunny UK on brink of freedom as I write this whilst my stomach churns and knots for my parents and my entire family.

I don’t know if I’ll see them again, or if they will ever meet my new-baby-now-toddler.

But it’s not the variant that has caused this.

Whilst no one denies the situation in India is very different to the UK, and the government culpability - the fact is in the UK the increased transmissibility seems to be a real issue, that specific variant has doubled in a week whereas other variants are not doing so.

There is something different, similar to what was seen with the Kent variant last year, but even more quickly.

I hope your family will be ok @Navigationcentral

"the fact is in the UK the increased transmissibility seems to be a real issue, that specific variant has doubled in a week whereas other variants are not doing so"

Not to mention that the more transmissible the variant is the higher the proportion of people that need to be vaccinated before herd immunity is achieved.

Am I right in thinking that flu has variants every year?

Not sure of my own point really, but thinking that viruses always have variants?

@lightand

Am I right in thinking that flu has variants every year?

Not sure of my own point really, but thinking that viruses always have variants?

The Indian variant is spreading while we're still living under unprecedented restrictions.

Do you know anyone who's had flu lately?

Viruses will always mutate if you allow them to spread.

The original covid wasn't very well adapted to infect humans.

The Kent variant that has been dominant since the autumn was better at infecting humans - that's why we have been in restrictions for seven months.

The Indian variant seems to be even better still.

If anyone tries to suggest to you that because variants are normal they are not a problem, point them to B117 that has dominated our lives since last October.