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We’re Going to Need a Bigger Herd
The bar for population immunity keeps on rising. Blame the delta variant.
Doing their part.
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The year is 2025. The Covid pandemic is in its 16th wave. We left the Greek alphabet behind long ago and now name variants like tropical storms. Variant Irene, now sweeping the U.S. East Coast, has evolved to hire lawyers and open small delis, what epidemiologists call “going legit.” Victims grow pigs’ ears and can speak only in Korean boy band lyrics.