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This installment is called Hurdest Immunity.

I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, which is and which was and which is to come, the Almighty.

That's the standard translation of Revelations 1.8.

Most American Christian fundamentalists consider this to be the most important verse in the book of Revelations.

Because 8 minus 1 equals 7.

And 7 is the key to the whole thing.

7 churches, 7 stars, 7 candlesticks, 7 false prophets, 7 angels, 7 trumpets, and 7 seals.

But when the WHO announced, it would be using the Greek alphabet to name future variants of the COVID-19 coronavirus.

The American Christian fundamentalist community was split asunder.

One faction filled their churches and bunkers with canned goods and toilet paper declaring on Facebook that the end was nigh and that the 7th variant, etta, was of biblical concern.

The other faction came out against the fear and panic and they held up Revelations 1.8 as proof, as the Almighty says.

Nothing follows, Omega, so therefore the virus is a heresy, a hoax.

They scoffed at their brothers and sisters for allowing themselves to be frightened by false prophets like Dr. Fauci.

This fake crisis they wagered on Facebook would be over by the 7th variant.

But unfortunately, this is not how things worked out.

Omicron, the latest COVID-19 variant, is named for the 15th letter in the Greek alphabet, which leads us to the big question.

What does follow, Omega?

Well dear listener, according to the WHO official who contacted me over the weekend, this time there will be no scientific hubris or epidemiological optimism.

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