First identified as a driving force behind a major surge in cases across China last month, the NB.1.8.1 variant has been reported in international travelers screened at airports in Washington, Virginia, New York and California. In California, scientists at the Stanford Clinical Virology Laboratory confirmed the state’s first known infection on April 17, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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    6 days ago

    Yeah … I don’t think America will be doing anything until the stacked rows of body bags reaches about four high … and even then, the decisions they’ll make will be to save the economy first than in human lives

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      dude, they’ll just use the bodies to build the wall.

      edit - yikes, i just gave myself a chill with that image

      edit2 - everybody needs to listen to that pink floyd album again. fucking prophetic

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      They just started a strong new Return to Office push. Would sure hate to fuck that little plan up.