[FRIAM] Omicron--what we know now

[Gillian Densmore]

lol 😂  yeah it feels like they're going: ok  this is bad. Um um we didn't
study! quick! off to the bat cave and find the cliffnotes!.

On Mon, Nov 29, 2021 at 11:32 AM Marcus Daniels <marcus at snoutfarm.com>
wrote:

> Kind of get the feeling that surveillance deep in Africa isn’t close to
> telling the whole story, eh?  How many chapters of this story have just
> been missed completely?
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> *From:* Friam <friam-bounces at redfish.com> *On Behalf Of *Merle Lefkoff
> *Sent:* Monday, November 29, 2021 10:12 AM
> *To:* The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <
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> *Subject:* [FRIAM] Omicron--what we know now
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> Omicron’s genetic profile is unique from other circulating variants,
> meaning it represents a new lineage of the virus.
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> It is distinct from other variants in another crucial way: There are a
> greater number of mutations. Tulio de Oliveira, director of the Center for
> Epidemic Response and Innovation in South Africa, said there are more than
> 30 mutations in the spike protein, the part of the virus that binds to
> human cells, allowing it to gain entry.
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> Scientists are worried that those mutations could make omicron more
> transmissible and potentially equipped to defy immune defenses, making
> vaccines less effective. The WHO said last week that preliminary evidence
> suggests an “increased risk of reinfection” compared with other variants.
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> Merle Lefkoff, Ph.D.
> Center for Emergent Diplomacy
> emergentdiplomacy.org
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> Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA
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