There have been a few well informed diaries of late regarding the Covid 19 mutations we are learning about.
In discussion of new kids on the block, I mentioned that I was sure one was being researched here in Los Angeles that may be it’s own kettle of fish. Possibly more than one now exists as a variant of the California mutation Cal.20C that is now being researched at Berkeley as well as other facilities.
This strain was not here as late as October of 2020, according to the local CBS news.
One of our local premier hospitals, Cedars-Sinai, has done extraordinary investigation and genomic sequencing because of the overwhelming surge in Covid patient load that is currently subsiding. Researchers at Cedars moved all of that data to Public Health and they in turn announced the new strain.
The virus has a vast playing field so it’s going to do this as long as it’s allowed to; let’s make it hard for that sucker!
We all know to get vaccinated as soon as we are able to. Even then we will continue with masks, distance and hygiene until that elusive but achievable ‘herd immunity’ arrives.