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14. As a sidenote, recall that the Beta variant was first detected in South Africa

Sat Nov 27, 2021, 05:44 PM

Nov 2021

and although it was eventually and quickly overwhelmed by Delta, it was and still is a concerning variant due to how it mutated and its higher resistance to vaccines - https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-02177-3 and https://www.cnbc.com/2021/07/21/what-is-the-beta-variant-heres-what-we-know-so-far.html

https://gvn.org/covid-19/beta-b-1-351/

So yes SA, the restrictions needed to happen.

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South Africa accuses UK and others of 'knee-jerk' reaction to new variant [View all] Celerity Nov 2021 OP

South Africa is a low vaxxed country. LisaL Nov 2021 #3

Fake test results? Poor tests? Ace Rothstein Nov 2021 #6

All the passengers were South African? WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2021 #9

Two flights from South Africa landed in Netherlands. LisaL Nov 2021 #10

I know DFW Nov 2021 #12

By the time a new stain is recognized 48656c6c6f20 Nov 2021 #5

Knee jerk my 65 yr old backside!!! Pas-de-Calais Nov 2021 #7

They need to clean up their own pinkstarburst Nov 2021 #8

Meanwhile, their citizens are not vaccinated... lame54 Nov 2021 #11