Fredxx snipped-for-privacy@nospam.co.uk> wrote
>> Brian Gaff (Sofa) wrote
>
>>> And judging by the reports in the media, probably a huge surge in
>>> infections as well, despite the pubs and shops best efforts.
>
>>> Its like the January sales.
>
>> Maybe lots of infections but few hospitalisations.
>
> That assumes most are vaccinated but that isnt true yet.
But the ones who are vulnerable and most likely to die have.
> My main concern would be the increased likelihood of mutations from
>> the increased number of infections.
>
> The mutations come from those with severely compromised
> immune systems that take a long time to recover from the
> virus or die from it now that treatment is so much better.
That is a thought but I doubt you'll find a cite saying it is directly caused by a severely compromised immune systems.
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