The old variants would have continued to mutate as they spread, they won't resemble them much. But, we still have a bit of a COVID problem.
The hospitalization rate for COVID may be in a valley right now, but look at that 'valley' in some countries. In Australia, it is just a bit below the Delta waves PEAK. We still have concerns about T cell damage and illnesses in general taking longer to get over due to this damage... I would keep up on epidemiologists sharing data online, and monitor their findings for anything alarming.
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Reply to What happened to the old COVID variants, like Delta? Could they come back? by number1dork
The old variants would have continued to mutate as they spread, they won't resemble them much. But, we still have a bit of a COVID problem.
The hospitalization rate for COVID may be in a valley right now, but look at that 'valley' in some countries. In Australia, it is just a bit below the Delta waves PEAK. We still have concerns about T cell damage and illnesses in general taking longer to get over due to this damage... I would keep up on epidemiologists sharing data online, and monitor their findings for anything alarming.