The variant is called EG.5 and is a descendant of Omicron.

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimated that EG.5 accounted for roughly 17.3 per cent — or one in six — of new COVID-19 cases in the U.S. in the past two weeks.

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    So this is the first time I’ve heard of the 15 minute city concept, especially as a bad thing. I live on a farm but if I wanted to move to the city… 15 minutes to everything sounds great. Isn’t that sort of convenience kind of the whole point of a city?

    My ex lives in Moose Jaw and that’s a pretty good description of it, it’s 15 minutes drive from edge to edge and it’s honestly a really nice little city. No traffic jams and you can also walk or bike most places you want to go, as long as the weather permits.

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      The idea is that you’d be able to walk or bike to all your necessities - Doctor, Grocery Store, etc etc - within 15, reducing the need for cars.

      A 15-minute city would describe a neighbourhood in a larger city, really.

      They’ve somehow turned that in to “you will not be allowed to leave your 15-minute city”

      The counter argument is simply “who profits from you believing that?” I got a couple people to drop it by turning the conspiracy theory around on them.

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        I got a couple people to drop it by turning the conspiracy theory around on them.

        Generally this is the only tactic that works against brain worms

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          The thing is, I believe it. I have to no proof, but 15-minute cities would totally cut in to oil and car manufacturers profits and they’ve been known to do that kind of thing before. 🤷🏻‍♂️

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            That’s an intriguing point. Before the car, city living was nearly unheard of.

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      Isn’t that sort of convenience kind of the whole point of a city?

      That’s the point of a small town.

      The point of big cities is to concentrate capital so that a few people can become exceedingly wealthy.