The current situation in the United Kingdom revolves around the effects of the Corona Virus and the unfortunate necessity of having to lock down. Viruses have an ability to mutate and do so in order to become more active and efficient at what they do in order to survive as a virus. They are parasitic organisms that cannot exist without a host, which in this case is the human body. They invade and take over cells off which they feed to reproduce. Their only reason for existence is to reproduce. The vaccine prevents them from spreading and the body’s immune system produces antibodies that can bind to the virus making them non-infectious and the body then sends T cells to destroy the virus, which is then flushed away. It is all pretty straight forward, providing one can find the appropriate formula to produce the appropriate organism to disable the virus thereby allowing the body’s immune system to operate successfully.
Introducing an organism into the body whose sole purpose is to disable another specific organism has its problems. There can be unintended side effects which may even exacerbate the effects of the virus itself, or create some other disturbance equally troublesome to the body.
Hence the need to be certain that whatever formula is injected into the body will perform in exactly the way it is meant to perform and does not deviate into other areas, giving cause for concern. There are also some viruses which are considered friendly viruses in that they can protect the body from dangerous bacteria. They are not antibiotics but, in some cases, it would appear, they can suppress bacterial infections.
The number of different organisms floating around the body is extraordinary. “In any human body there are around 30 trillion human cells, but our microbiome is an estimated 39 trillion microbial cells including bacteria, viruses and fungi that live on and in us.” So, like any ecosystem anywhere, the bodies are dependent on an immense number of organisms to maintain a healthy balance, just to stay alive. By introducing something new or alien into the system, no matter what the reason, can be dangerous. It is a risky business.
The reason I go on about this is because the behaviour of this current viral infection is a rather useful metaphor for the political situation of the last few years. The advent of Trump 16/20 has been very like Covid 19, this organism whose sole purpose is to reproduce itself. It cannot survive without a host and has been feeding on the body politic happily mutating and multiplying over the last four years. It has been sucking the breath out of our world and finding a ventilator, effective enough, to circulate the necessary quantities of oxygen enabling us to survive has not been easy. Indeed, since the injection of the Biden-Harris Vaccine, it has thrashed and flayed around the body, attempting to resist the antibodies created by the vaccine, by introducing various mutations in the form of the Giuliani-Powell Variant and the Flynn Aberration, mercifully to no avail. But there are remnants of this infectious virus hovering in certain remaining organisms lying dormant in the darkest corners of the planet. There are of course other vaccines on the horizon, the Palosi-Shumer Inoculation, which it is thought might lead to an eradication of the virus and preventing any resurgence down the line. The Palosi-Schumer must be at least 66.66 % effective and it is still in the trial stages.
The coincidences of the arrival of Covid 19 and Trump 16/20 has been one of the worst set of infections since the 1919 Spanish Flu. Let us hope a booster dose for both the Biden-Harris Vaccine and the Palosi-Shumer Inoculation in 2022 will be enough to finally contain any strains of Trump16/20.
In the meantime, let us hope there are no serious side effects to the current Trump16/20 vaccine. Like I said, introducing another organism into the body, no matter how tested, is always a risky business; however, the COVID 19 stuff is great news.
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