COVID-19 mutation may be evolving to bypass mask-wearing, hand-washing

October 06, 2020
Lead Article, Date; September 24, 2020
Website; www.nypost.com
Lead Author/Credit; Jackie Salo
Forward; Ray Langella,
Updated October 09, 2020

Video: New York Post, credit unknown

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So, you believe washing your hands 20 times per day and wearing a mask is going to prevent you from getting or spreading SARS-CoV-2 affectionately known as Coronavirus or simply COVID-19. Well, not so fast! See, viruses do what they do. They spread, mutate and find a way around the lines of defense and barriers we put in it's path all while us mere mortals essentially believe we are smarter than a virus. Unfortunately, in one sense we are not exactly as smart as we think we are nor smarter than nature or this virus in particular.

A Virus with the ability to cause a pandemic will eventually find it's way around whatever obstacles we humans put up in between it and us. This is exactly why  the argument in the first place should have been to take the hit upfront and not wear masks. Yes, of course there are some who should have opted to wear a mask. That should be for the most part an individual choice. But not everyone! If we had this sort of thinking up front and not wore masks and hunkered down we mostly likely would not been wearing masks to the extent we are today. This was my personal argument against masks from the beginning. We would have gotten through this whole Pandemic and event much quicker. Not too mention if the virus were to kill everyone in it's path the virus itself would cease to exist. However, that's not what viruses do. They want to carry on. They need to survive in order to replicate and they replicate in order to survive. Yes, it's true that some who host the virus will succumb to it's effects, but most fortunately will not.

In fact, according to an Article from Friday September 23rd in the The Washington Post "Scientists in Houston on Wednesday released a study of more than 5,000 genetic sequences of the Coronavirus that reveals the virus’s continual accumulation of mutations, one of which may have made it more contagious" Again, viruses mutate, evolve, change and adapt over time. Say it anyway you like but this virus is finding it's way and will continue to find a way around most of the obstacles we pace in it's path.

I have hinted along the way that this virus may have been man made. Whether created in a Lab or even possibly a side affect of dropping TSI, this virus nonetheless is quite special. Now if you are from the school of thought this is a Man Made Virus then this would be even more reason to have taken the hit up front. In any event, whether or not this virus was created in a lab, a result of dropping Total Solar Irradiance or simply a freak of nature we are dealing with it's affects. The aforementioned may possibly be an idea for another article, another day but they are something to consider. Keep in mind this virus is not acting like other viruses throughout history. Especially, if you look at Outbreaks and Pandemics during the Little Ice Age. While this Virus with it's complexity of symptoms and conditions it has created is more characteristic of something created in a Lab a lot more needs to be learned.

Massive genetic study shows Coronavirus mutating and potentially evolving amid rapid U.S. spread

D614G, a new strain;
This new strain of the virus "known as the D614G mutation, had higher loads of virus — suggesting it is more contagious" which leads to another question. In fact you may also remember we posted an article here on Rapid Cooling in regards to the question "Does a High Viral Load or Infectious dose make Covid-19 Worse?" (Rapid Cooling, March 27th, 2020) While we are seeing that this new mutation D614G may in fact be more contagious. This strain seems to be mostly better adapted to more easily spread from human to human but may not necessarily more deadly. Of course this is only the preliminary thinking from a paper, which has not yet been peer-reviewed. 

“the clinical data in this paper from Sheffield showed that even though patients with the new G virus carried more copies of the virus than patients infected with D, there wasn’t a corresponding increase in the severity of illness,” said Saphire, who leads the Gates Foundation-supported Coronavirus Immunotherapy Consortium (CoVIC).  (source: Newer variant of COVID-19-causing virus dominates global infections.)

Source: tunisiesoir.com; Image, The variant in question, D614G, makes a small but effective change in the virus’s ‘Spike’ protein, which the virus uses to enter human cells. From the Article, "Newer variant of COVID-19-causing virus dominates global infections." Credit: Los Alamos National Laboratory

Conclusion; Like all things much still needs to be learned about COVID-19 including how this virus came to be and how many more variants of this virus are in store for us. "While some large metropolitan areas in the United States, such as Seattle and Boston, are also doing a great deal of sequencing, the country as a whole is missing many areas — and many potential virus variants, as a result. Even in Houston, the study estimates that only about 10 percent of known coronavirus cases have been sequenced." (Source: The Washington Post, Massive genetic study shows coronavirus mutating and potentially evolving amid rapid U.S. spread) However, one thing is certain. We must continue to be prepared for more mutations. After all we created them simply because we wimped out and were not willing to take the hit up front.

Featured Article: COVID-19 Mutations may be evolving to bypass mask wearing, hand washing. (New York Post, September 24, 2020) contains video.

Suggested Reading: The Washington Post, Massive genetic study shows coronavirus mutating and potentially evolving amid rapid U.S. spread

Highly Suggested Reading: Tunise Soir, Newer variant of COVID-19-causing virus dominates global infections