The South African Variant

@CleverMike, reports are that the South African Variant originated in Nelson Mandela Bay. 

https://www.livescience.com/south-african-coronavirus-variant-faq.html

The UK Pommie variant has a higher death rate, but the SA Saffa variant is the most resistant to vaccines.
- both upgrades to the original China virus...as branded by your master (sic). 

Where did it come from? 

This variant was first detected in Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa, in early October 2020, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It took off rapidly, and within weeks it was the dominant strain in parts of the country. Now, South African officials are finding the variant in more than 90% of samples from COVID-19 patients that undergo genetic sequencing, according to The Washington Post.

“It’s amazing and terrifying how quickly it came to dominate," Dr Richard Lessells, an infectious disease expert at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban, South Africa, told the Post.

What's more, the variant has now shown up in at least 32 other countries; and a number of countries, including the U.S., have banned travel from South Africa, the Post reported.

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You provide us with no real evidence about vaccination leads to reduce transmission   only   media reports in which some scientists think it might be the case,    No real research on the issue was done - and you call for evidence after  you produce silliness into the discussion.   Very funny

Dr. Fauci: Studies show vaccinated persons less likely to ...

Dr. Anthony Fauci said Wednesday there is mounting evidence that COVID-19 vaccines reduce the amount of virus in a person, indicating people who receive the shots will not only be protected but less likely to spread the pathogen to others. Dr. Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, pointed to decreasing cases in Israel, which has a high vaccination rate, and a far lower viral load in peop le who were vaccinated but still contracted the virus compared to those who were infected and not-yet-vaccinated.

Dr Faicci is no bloody believable scientist at all.   he change his statements every day and had led to some serious deficiencies in the US fight against coronavirus.    A t first it was repeat of the China  that the virus is not transferable between  humans - according  to him parroting the  China version.    Then he criticized Trump for closing the border iro  visitors from China.   

After that every advice on anything he offered was cock-eyed 

Why did he assist in illegally transferring US Funds to the Wuhan Laboratory where the virus was developed before its miraculous escape from the Laboratory to a wet market selling fish in Wuhan?   According to the Chinese it came from bats - but I have never heard  of bats that swim and bite fish.     

Faucci is near to Soros and Bates - who specialize in making money out of  vaccines  add is as crooked as Biden is .    Both of them should be in jail.    The China Government knows both are corrupt and they play them like puppets on a string and  despise both of them as a result.    At a recent meeting  in Alaska  it was embarrassing how they shit all over the US representatives sent by China Joe  to the meeting on the environment,   

I would rather believe  amateur liars like Jacob Zuma and the Guptas before I believe anything  the professional and habitual liars Faucci and China Joe come op with.                          

Thanks for the answer Shark...he is a bit vague, but it stands to reason...I'm  not disputing that the vaccine works....

Obviously the vaccine works, but how safe is it in the long run? How can we know...for 100% sure? What happens if 25% of the vaccinated gets cancer in 5 years? Can they guarantee it not happening? Or something even worse? Is it worth the risk?

I quoted Mike's question, because you've seemed to be answering a different question with the OP...I might have missed that question by Maaik...he's busy. 

 Link

MONDAY, April 5, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Despite the recent contamination of 15 million doses of Johnson & Johnson's coronavirus vaccine at a Baltimore plant, the Biden administration on Sunday reassured Americans that there will still be enough doses to vaccinate every American adult by the end of May.....

Covid: South Africa variant surge due to person travelling from ...

It would actually be a good tbing, as the death rate of the SA variant is lower than the British variant.