This morning I’m suddenly reading lots of news items about a new strain originating in South Africa that outcompetes delta and might evade current vaccines.
How worried should we be about this? OOH, every time there’s a new variant, the media overhypes it and plays up concerns such as vaccine evasion. OTOH, many EU countries are now issuing travel restrictions from SA, so they seem to be taking it seriously.
Also, the media makes it look like this new variant just appeared overnight. Was there a specific trigger that catapulted this into the headlines?
This morning I’m suddenly reading lots of news items about a new strain originating in South Africa that outcompetes delta and might evade current vaccines.
How worried should we be about this? OOH, every time there’s a new variant, the media overhypes it and plays up concerns such as vaccine evasion. OTOH, many EU countries are now issuing travel restrictions from SA, so they seem to be taking it seriously.
Also, the media makes it look like this new variant just appeared overnight. Was there a specific trigger that catapulted this into the headlines?