ICYMI - New COVID-19 Variants Found in the U.S. & Anti-Asian Racism Is on the Rise
The Daily Show: Ears Edition
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4.2 • 14.2K Ratings
🗓️ 21 February 2021
⏱️ 21 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to Comedy Central. |
| 0:10.4 | The coronavirus pandemic, the reason you got a fake ID saying that you're 65. |
| 0:15.3 | For weeks, the big fear has been about the dangerous variants of the virus from the UK and South Africa |
| 0:22.4 | that are now spreading around the globe. |
| 0:25.0 | But now, the United States is getting some mutations of its own. |
| 0:29.4 | This morning, growing concerns about variants of the coronavirus. |
| 0:33.3 | The New York Times reports doctors have now found seven variants of the virus that originated in the US, |
| 0:39.5 | spotlighting the urgent need for better tracking of cases and mutations. |
| 0:44.1 | All of these variants had the same exact mutation. |
| 0:47.7 | Now, that could just be coincidence, but some researchers are worried that could this mean that the virus is getting smarter and adapting. |
| 0:56.3 | That's right, people. There are now variants of the coronavirus that were made in the United States, |
| 1:02.2 | which means these new coronas don't even believe in corona. |
| 1:06.6 | And what's depressing to realize is that throughout the pandemic, the virus has been getting smarter and smarter. |
| 1:13.4 | While us humans only seem to be getting less brain-good-good-er. |
| 1:17.9 | Let's bring- let's good-brained. |
| 1:20.2 | Let's be honest. |
| 1:21.6 | This is kind of our fault, people. |
| 1:23.1 | We as humans, let this virus spread so easily that we gave it lots of chances to mutate and evolve. |
| 1:29.7 | You know, it's like what happened with alternative milks. |
| 1:32.3 | We let soy milks lie, then almond milk, then oat milk, and now, |
| 1:37.1 | we're like two months away from the barista asking us if we want fish milk. |
| 1:40.7 | And yeah, I do want some fish milk, please. |
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