China's COVID-19 surge raises odds of new coronavirus mutant https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2022-12-25/chinas-covid-19-surge-raises-odds-of-new-coronavirus-mutant
(Me: Totally misleading headline for clicks - as long as people - anywhere - are not being cautious and not getting vaccinated or boosted, there is a possibility for a new mutant version of Covid!!!)
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This is all so stupid. Suddenly the US State Department cares about masses of COVID cases? Because China might spur variants? Like, western countries can't spur new variants?
So then China essentially just goes "Fine, then we won't report our case numbers, either. Two can play at that game."
@BE politics and media hunger for clicks and views making public health more difficult again. Any new person getting Covid may spur a new variant - period. Work together to get folks vaxxed and masked up!