New HIV super-strain is found in the Netherlands:
Highly infectious variant makes people
ill twice as quickly and has been spotted
in at least 109 people
Posted By: Ribicon, 2/4/2022 12:22:54 AM
A new super-mutant HIV strain that makes infected individuals ill twice as fast as current versions of the virus has been detected in the Netherlands. The new mutant—called the VB variant—has infected at least 109 people, according to a study by Oxford University. The strain damages the immune system and weakens a person's ability to fight everyday infections and disease faster than previous versions of the virus. It means those who catch this strain could develop AIDS more quickly. The VB variant also has a viral load between 3.5 and 5.5 times higher than the current strain, meaning infected people are more likely to transmit the virus
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You Might Be a Moron if....
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Definition of moron --- a stupid or foolish person. Outdated now offensive definition --- a person of mild intellectual disability.
--- Merriam Webster Dictionary
I'll go with the current definition of moron to describe the behavior of Americans for the past few decades. There is just no reason why so many so-called educated people have fallen for so many hoaxes and easily disproved schemes.
In 2016, my former best friend called me a moron for opting to vote for Donald Trump. I wasn't offended but she no longer felt it necessary to speak to me ever again.
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Grab your ankles, 'cause here comes the Turbo AIDS. Just in time, too, as Moderna has an HIV vaccine in the works based on its fabulous mRNA-based technology. As is, British "men who have sex with men" are supposed to get tested every 3 months, which is handy given that the effectiveness of the existing Coronavirus shots tapers off sharply on just that timeline.