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BigmanPigman

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7. A scientist/dr who is on CNN

Reply to Celerity (Reply #4)

Sat Mar 6, 2021, 03:54 AM

Mar 2021

or MSNBC has been pretty much on target so far. I forget his name but he wears a bow tie and glasses. I wrote on a post-it his predictions as far as the variants are concerned...not good.

He said they are more contagious and cause more deaths. He thinks the US will start to see the new higher numbers to start the first week of April and will increase until the beginning of July.

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I do not think many understand how bad these variants are. We here in the EU are ahead of the US [View all] Celerity Mar 2021 OP

So far the vaccines are good against new variants. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2021 #1

it doesn't take that many in key swing districts and in super tight states Celerity Mar 2021 #2

Perception vs. reality dpibel Mar 2021 #3

What I am saying is that while the absolute numbers are PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2021 #5

I understand what you're saying dpibel Mar 2021 #6

You do have it right. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2021 #9

i honestly believe this is an evolutionary event, and humankind will be better for it. mopinko Mar 2021 #14

There's not going to be enough of the stupid and mean dying off PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2021 #15

Against the UK one, yes, but for the South African variant, Moderna and AstraZeneca are poor Celerity Mar 2021 #4

A scientist/dr who is on CNN BigmanPigman Mar 2021 #7

Dr Peter Hotez? Celerity Mar 2021 #10

Yes, that's the guy! BigmanPigman Mar 2021 #11

Just think, spring break plus March Madness viewing parties, theme parks reopening nitpicker Mar 2021 #13

I would love to see the study that concludes Moderna has a poor response to the South African retread Mar 2021 #12

3. Make U.S.A. un-competitive financially as they take in more foreign dark money movingviolation Mar 2021 #8

Spot on with your analysis, IMHO.... Sogo Mar 2021 #16