South African Doctor Who Alerted Scientists About New COVID Variant Says Symptoms Are ‘Unusual, But Mild’ Despite Fauci’s Fear-Mongering

Without any recorded deaths or even hospitalizations, the hysteria over the new COVID-19 variant is spreading like wildfire anyway.

Dr. Angelique Coetzee, the South African doctor who first alerted the scientific community to a new SARS-CoV-2 — B.1.1.529, which the World Health Organization has dubbed “Omicron” — has described symptoms of the variant as “unusual, but mild.”

Even with Dr. Coetzee’s comments and limited data, the WHO is stirring up fears by warning that omicron contains several genetic mutations on the virus’ spike protein, worrying scientists about the variant’s ability to bypass infection-blocking antibodies, and specifically, vaccines.

Despite the U.S. not having confirmed a single case of the new variant, President Joe Biden responded to the emergence of the variant by enacting a travel ban on eight African nations. The European Union quickly followed suit. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) even enacted a state of emergency in the Empire State to respond to the omicron variant.

Dr. Angelique Coetzee told the Telegraph she first suspected a new variant of COVID-19 was spreading when her medical practice in Pretoria saw an influx of patients with “symptoms that did not make immediate sense.”

Coetzee, who serves as the chairwoman of the South African Medical Association, explained those symptoms included “intense fatigue” and a high pulse rate in younger patients, but not the loss of smell or taste, the hallmark symptom of COVID-19.

“We had one very interesting case, a kid, about six years old, with a temperature and a very high pulse rate, and I wondered if I should admit her. But when I followed up two days later, she was so much better,” Coetzee explained.

Coetzee has also explained of the new variant, “It presents mild disease with symptoms being sore muscles and tiredness for a day or two not feeling well. So far, we have detected that those infected do not suffer loss of taste or smell. They might have a slight cough. There are no prominent symptoms. Of those infected some are currently being treated at home.”

According to the Telegraph, Coetzee made clear in a briefing to other African medical organizations that “her patients were all healthy,” and that her real concern was for older people and those with co-morbidities.

“What we have to worry about now is that when older, unvaccinated people are infected with the new variant, and if they are not vaccinated, we are going to see many people with a severe [form of the] disease,” she said, the Telegraph reported.

Written By: Eric Thompson, host of the Eric Thompson Show. Follow me on his website ETTALKSHOW, MAGABOOK, Twellit & Twitter.