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We are giving this virus the opportunity to evolve, to mutate, to present in more rapidly transmissible or deadly forms. we are going to be deep into 2022 before we have this pandemic under control in a best—case scenario. because that is how long it is going to take to get vaccines rolled out equitably around the world. billions of vaccine doses have now been pledged for low—income countries. but the logistics of getting them to those who need them is a major problem. nigeria destroyed 1 mi...

Day after thanksgiving. these vaccines are holding up against severe illness, and thats the only thing they will be good at over time. i think we should all expect that new variants will arise. coronaviruses like sars-cov-2, this pandemic version of the virus or other coronaviruses. theres many other coronaviruses in the air that we breathe in any given cold and flu season. constantly they like to mutate. most dont cause a worldwide pandemic. this family of viruses likes to mutate. we expect it ...

Developing world, johnson & johnson, quietly shutting down a plant overseas, amid growing concern that the virus will continue to -- mutate, especially if developing countries do not have access to the vaccine. j&j says it continues to manufacture its vaccine around the clock and around the world. it all comes as omicron sub variant ba.2, even more transmissible than the original highly contagious mutation, now accounts for nearly 4% of new cases in the u.s.. >> even if the united states is high...

Supplier of covid vaccines to much of the developing world, johnson & johnson, quietly shutting down a plant overseas, amid growing concern that the virus will continue to -- mutate, especially if developing countries do not have access to the vaccine. j&j says it continues to manufacture its vaccine around the clock and around the world. it all comes as omicron sub variant ba. 2, even more transmissible than the original highly contagious mutation, now accounts for nearly 4% of new cases in the...

Im not sure this is going to change the trajectory of the current surge in the united states which is dropping rapidly. >> so reading this, it says researchers in japan say ba.2 should no longer be considered a type of omicron. that it has more than 40 gene changes and it should be looked at as its own variant. significant? >> no. again, it is a -- you can call it a cousin or distant relative. i am not sure it really matters. it is a mutated virus. this virus will continue to mutate which is the...

But not rised nearly as quickly as omicron did in january. so, well have to see ewhether it can out compete omicron. there is data that suggests it might be a bit more contagious. im not sure this is going to change the trajectory of the current surge in the united states, which is dropping rapidly. >> it says research in japan say ba.2 should no longer be considered some type of omicron. that it should be looked at as its own variant. significant? >> no. you call it a cousin or you can say its ...

We would be going backwards if we see that again. rachel: how long should we expect this virus to mutate? how long will this go on? >> bottom line is 0 covid is not going to happen. as long as it is on this earth it will continue to mutate. getting vaccines across the world is very important but just like influenza you had epidemics and pandemics but we accept we have an annual flu season. we need to change our way of thinking that it is not cold and flu season but cold, flu, and covid season. w...

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♪ ♪ ♪ hey google, turn up the heat. ♪ ♪ ♪ as long as the virus continues to spread, you give it ample opportunity to mutate. and when you give it ample opportunity to mutate, you may sooner or later get another variant. and it is possible that that variant might be in some respects worse than the already very difficult variant were dealing with now, which is a major reason why you want to completely suppress the circulation of the virus in the community. >> dr. anthony fauci gave t...

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