It will take several months to develop a vaccine for this one, so imminent lockdown seems probable.

time to bring back the ole tar and feather.

yes, but with this variant it sounds like it could just as well have been a vaccinated person. this person just happened to be unvaccinated. so it sounds like we're almost back to square one ) :

This is the new normal. Life and politics as we knew them are over.

If only people had vaccinated sooner, the virus wouldn't have been able to mutate so quickly.

well it took a year to develop them. no way around that. the main problem was and is that too many people haven't vaccinated.

That's what I was alluding to.

My understanding is that unvaccinated people make better petri dishes because they start off with so much less natural defense.

Where's Hitlers "Vaccine Freedom" retreats when you need them?

When will the people actually responsible for unleashing this hell on humanity be called by name and help accountable? When will there be sanctions and penalties?

the people we know so far to be involved for certain are powerful. they'll do what they can to avoid punishment. we already see their supporters trying to minimize their known roles.

So we are to accept bio terrorism because people/countries are powerful? Where do you believe the line should be drawn? I believe China and supporters of their research into bioweapons in this country need to be identified and held accountable - no matter how powerful they may be.

my statement in no way implied acceptance or compromise. i was only explaining why no one has been held accountable so far.