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ARCTURUS COVID VARIANT
David Winter, MD, Internal Medicine, Baylor Scott & White Health

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A NEW COVID-19 VARIANT IS POPPING UP IN THE UNITED STATES.

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ABOUT TEN PERCENT OF COVID CASES IN THE U-S RIGHT NOW ARE DUE TO THE 'ARCTURUS' VARIANT.

ARCTURUS SEEMS TO BE MORE CONTAGIOUS THAN OTHER VARIANTS … BUT

INTERNAL MEDICINE DOCTOR DAVID WINTER SAYS INFECTIONS SEEM TO BE MILD IN MOST PEOPLE.

BUT WINTERS SAYS DON'T RELY ON THAT TREND … AS THE VIRUS CONTINUES TO MUTATE.

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David Winter, MD
Internal Medicine
Baylor Scott & White
TRT: 16
"I think we're going to see COVID is going to be around forever. It will mutate on a regular basis; many will be mild but some will be very severe. So, if you want to take your chances, don't get a vaccine. But I recommend you consider that, both for flu and for COVID."

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DOCTOR WINTER SAYS THIS PATTERN MIRRORS INFLUENZA … SEVERAL YEARS OF MILD MUTATIONS …. FOLLOWED BY A MORE SEVERE STRAIN ABOUT ONCE A DECADE.

WHICH IS WHY HE RECOMMENDS REGULAR VACCINES FOR BOTH.