To: Elroy Jetson who wrote (8219 ) 11/30/2021 1:34:53 AM From: elmatador Respond to of 13789 How the S. African variant came about: It was bound to happen. All those doctors seeing Dr. Fauci celebrity status.Note: elmat is specialist in African wayos. It was too tempting to the doctors of other countries to want a piece of the action too. “What brought them to the surgery was this extreme tiredness,” Angelique said, speaking from Pretoria, where she practices. She said this was unusual for younger patients. Of course, a few guys wanting a few days off. Nothing new there. They also had mild muscle aches, a “scratchy throat” and dry cough, she said. Only a few had a slightly high temperature. Yes. I have had a flu before. It feels like this. These very mild symptoms were different from those in other variants, which gave more severe symptoms. Ok. Milder symptoms is better than the former. Coetzee carpe diem. She smelled her 15 minutes of fame! She alerted health officials of a “clinical picture that doesn’t fit Delta” — South Africa’s dominant variant — on November 18, when she received the first seven of her 30-odd patients. She said South African scientists had by then already picked up on the variant, then just known as B.1.1.529, which they announced on November 25.https://www.timesofisrael.com/south-african-doctor-who-flagged-omicron-claims-variant-not-causing-serious-illness/?fbclid=IwAR2KSEUt_786QuO5Gi2P8Ds1nvgUejhdosRwLD9KNnK31UUHfDySXOoUV20 Clever Angelique! She just correlated her 30 patients wanting a few days off with the B.1.1.529 of November 25th! Voila! Angelique was on her way to stardom! The news sparked a panic flurry of travel bans on southern Africa as countries raced to contain its spread — measures the South African government deems “rushed” and unjust. So this is how "science" works...