Omicron's Mutations: Beginning of the End?? (science offer hints)

Let’s discuss the potential good news with regards to the recent variant of concern and discuss in more depth how the newly identified mutations could actually be a good thing. (Because they may foster upper airway infections which tend to be more mild than those of the lower airway.)

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—————————————–Show Notes————————————–

0:00 Intro
0:45 Transmission VS Virulence Trade off
1:30 New mutations, what they mean
3:42 Location of ACE2: why it matters
4:31 Most important point of this paper
5:53 Testing Vitamin D at home
6:23 Details of the new mutations and ACE2
7:42 Upper airway infections are easier to transmit, catch
8:14 The transmission VS virulence trade off
9:52 ACE2 receptors have gradient densities in the airway
10:50 I could be wrong!