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BumRushDaShow

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9. The *Andes* variant IS rare (which is relevant for *this* OP as that is what was contracted)

Reply to FBaggins (Reply #7)

Thu May 14, 2026, 06:10 AM

1 hr ago

and is the variant that was found to spread more easily in close/prolonged human to human contact. Since it seems to have been isolated ito certain areas of the world, there was no need to spend time and money,developing, testing, QAing, and validating a test kit.

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It isn't just that it's rare FBaggins 9 hrs ago #7

No reason yet! Sweet Rosie Red 5 hrs ago #8

The *Andes* variant IS rare (which is relevant for *this* OP as that is what was contracted) BumRushDaShow 1 hr ago #9