>Edit: Please with the “but kids bring Covid home” hysteria. We have vaccines now.
>Edit 2: People, it’s not April 2020 any longer. We have two vaccines and a booster now.
Is it hysteria to point out that the newest variant is extremely effective in escaping antibody response? T-cells are great, but the reduced severity is balanced out by just how much better it is at infecting people - hospitals being overwhelmed is a real issue and one we're seeing.
>Edit 2: People, it’s not April 2020 any longer. We have two vaccines and a booster now.
Is it hysteria to point out that the newest variant is extremely effective in escaping antibody response? T-cells are great, but the reduced severity is balanced out by just how much better it is at infecting people - hospitals being overwhelmed is a real issue and one we're seeing.