Tuesday Top of Mind 3/31/33- It’s still HERE!!!

Yeah, the title is meant to be a call back to Poltergeist.

I am, of course, referencing covid. Always referencing covid. It is exhausting.

The variant this time is tricksy. Wicked, tricksy variant.

Yeah, that was a Hobbit movie reference.

The newest out to kill variant is called the Cicada variant. So called because it waits and emerges to cause chaos when you least expect it. This variant is called the cicada because after emerging in 2024 it laid in wait. And is now the fastest growing variant in the United States. It has been found in the waste water of at least 25 states.

Oh, joy.

Of course there are mutations to the spike protein that allows it to elude immune systems that have been vaccinated. Or previously infected.

Double oh, joy.

The symptoms that are prevalent are the run of the mill respiratory symptoms. Long gone are the tell tale no taste no smell symptoms.

Ever time we are growing closer to the one variant that knocks aside the vaccines and we have to start ALL OVER.

Make sure your vaccinations are up to date. Make sure you wash your hands. Make sure to avoid crowded spaces. And, for the love of pete, stay home if you are sick and test.

We’ve done this since 2020, get a clue people!