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New York officials have found the first case of the COVID-19 strain initially detected in the United Kingdom, a variant that is considered more fast moving and contagious.
The case was found in a Saratoga Springs man in his 60s who is affiliated with N. Fox Jewelers on Broadway in the city.
So far, the new variant only seems to spread more easily, with no evidence of higher virulence (ability to cause harm), researchers at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago explained.
"There's no reason to get scared or panic, we just need to closely monitor this variant," said Dr. Ramon Lorenzo-Redondo, a scientist who studies COVID-19. Still, he predicted that it won't be long before the variant is detected in the United States.
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Viruses want to circulate amongst us, they need to. They variate to make that ability easier. That's what this variant is doing, and any necessary future variants will do - its more contagious, but not any more powerful. They have known about this variant since September 2020.
Virus' typically mutate. Those mutations that are less virulent spread more. Those that are less virulent spread less. The reason for this is that when the virus is less virulent, people don't self-quarantine (the old fashion way - I feel terrible so I will stay in bed). This is why the common cold has been so successful.
Over time, harmful mutations will die out, and less harmful ones will dominate.
Now, as a society, we have to learn to not freak out when the less harmful ones spread, and spread, and spread ... and stop our infatuation with asymptomatic testing followed by asymptomatic quarantine.
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