More info about the new mutant COVID…

Gathering facts for my own edification, here is what I’ve learned about the new strain of COVID:

• It was originally named “B.1.1.529 coronavirus variant” but is now called by WHO simply “Omicron.”  HERE is some history of why Nu and Xi names were skipped.
• It is said to have originated in the region of South Africa several weeks ago, likely around October 2021. However, concurrent cases were noted in Egypt.
• It is believed to have originated in an individual with an already compromised immune system, possibly in someone with acquired immune deficiency (AIDS).  The COVID strain was enabled to fester and mutate within that host, and mutate into what is now called Omicron.
• Omicron is the result of many more mutations than the Delta variant had; therefore it is likely to be somewhat resistant to current vaccines -  but the extent is yet to be determined.
• Many of the people in Africa and Europe who have been infected with Omicron had previously been fully vaxed.
• HERE IS THE MONEY FACT:  Those who have naturally acquired COVID and recovered have a much higher immunity to the current as well as new strains of COVID than those who have been fully vaxed.
• It is likely to have already spread to most nations of the world, including the US.
• Travel bans will only slow the spread by as much as one month.  The benefit of that is to buy more time for research and developing a strategy to fight the new strain.
• The major pharmaceutical firms expressed that it will not take long to develop new, effective vaccines for Omicron.  This is debatable since COVID, like all viruses, are constantly evolving targets.
• While the transmissibility is much higher than the Delta or original strains, the lethality is not known, but is estimated to be about the same as the original strains.
• High doses of Vitamin D3 (6,000 to 10,000 International Units) supplemented by weekly doses of Vitamin K will significantly strengthen the human immune system.  These supplements are recommended by many, including Dr. John Campbell of Great Britain who has been providing daily updates on COVID since March of 2020. Vitamin K added to D3 amplifies the benefits of both as explained HERE. I’m doubling my daily dose from 4,000 IUs to 8,000 and adding Vitamin K2 that I didn’t know about till now. I’m researching the best dose of K2.
• COVID burnout, society’s reaction of being told what to do based on questionable science, will result in more protests, civil disobedience, and civil unrest. Governments will likely react even more forcibly.
• We can only guess what impact this new COVID strain will have on world and especially US economies – I doubt it will be pretty.
• The jury is still out as to whether this new variant is merely “overblown fear porn” or something to be genuinely concerned about.

Stay tuned.  New and better information will be coming to us about the expected impacts of this new strain rapidly over the next two weeks.