Mu Variant

[roadman]

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2021/sep/01/coronavirus-live-news-who-monitoring-new-mu-variant-stark-covid-divides-could-shape-europe-for-generations-study

how many more will there be

[bobbinwales]

Depends how much people allow it to spread and avoid vaccines

[Peter Pedant]

foo ! how did they get down to moo? last one was delta

[Peter Pedant]

moo is a VOI - variant of interest
to early to say until it starts killing people

[Zacs-Master]

Just over a month ago there were 16 cases across the UK and the variant has been known about since Jan 21. Given these two factors it may be said that growth doesn't appear to be exponential or even severe.

[jno]

yes, PP, I was wondering what happened to zeta, eta and theta.

Perhaps they have reserved lambda for varieties found in sheep and mu for those in cattle?

[Zacs-Master]

And Rho for fish maybe?

[jno]

and pi for dinner.

[New Judge]

//Depends how much people allow it to spread...//

I think you need to accept , Bob, that this variant, along with all the others, will spread. It's what viruses do and short of all of us being locked away indefinitely in our own private coal cellar, there nothing we can do to prevent it.

[bobbinwales]

I dont mean hiding away but partying in a crowded room for hours with no ventilation, refusing to wear masks when compulsory on crowded tube trains and visiting people or working even when you have the virus are examples of things that are avoidable that speed up the spread of covid newjudge. You know that really

[bobbinwales]

//I think you need to accept , Bob,//
You sound so patronising new judge. I'm well aware of all the issues and have put myself at risk daily throughout to keep serving the public so please dont patronise me

[chelle7272]

//how many more will there be//

Probably lots and lots, that's the nature of viruses

[Peter Pedant]

if I were a virus lab chief
wanting my knighthood and enlarged pension
I would.... sequence moo - ( done )
ask my frenz whether the dongles have drooped and the femta has fallen and whether this is important

and then wait for the body count to rise

[New Judge]

//..so please dont patronise me//

I'm not patronising you. You said "depends how much people allow it to spread." People do not allow it to spread. It spreads - they have no say in the matter. People will party in crowded rooms because that's what many of them like to do; they will travel on tube trains without face coverings because it is no longer illegal. It's contrary to TfL's Conditions of Carriage but that carries no legal weight. The virus is largely endemic now and sooner or later everybody that is going to contract will catch it. That's near enough a given and that's not because people are allowing it to spread.