UK CV19 mutation spreading fast. First discovered in Spain. Is this the Spanish FLu 2 the Redux ? Hope not.

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Should oil be trading in the $50s ? 

With (1) Pfizer vaccine not providing immunity (2) Moderna immunity for only three months (3) New mutations.

Will we be back to "normal" by May.  I doubt it.

https://www.the-sun.com/news/1969792/new-covid-strain-vaccine-beat-question/ 

Nobody knows.

They don't know if this mutation is more deadly.

They don't know if any of the currently available or those still in trial vaccines are effective against this or other mutations. 

Hope for the best.  

" Mutations that are related to the spike protein can affect the dynamics of the disease, seeing as it is a deciding factor in the infection process. For example, the mutation might affect the ways in which the virus connects with cells in the respiratory system,” Moran-Gilan said, emphasizing that this looks like the most probable negative consequence that could arise from the new UK strain.

 

“That’s what doctors in England are currently most worried about. It has not yet been proven, but there is circumstantial evidence that suggests that might be the case,” he said.

New York Governor is upset the U.S. is allowing London flights to land at JFK.  I agree .

Stay tuned to see if this is the 1918 Spanish FLu Redux.

Oil probably gives back some here. I don't see support for $50+ oil.  If the  mutation turns extremely nasty  we could see a precipitous drop.  

Edited December 21, 2020 by Roch