Ask HN: What Happened to Covid Mutation?

3 points by brundolf ↗ HN
I haven't heard about a new variant since Omicron. Has there just not been one that could compete with it yet? Could this be the "last variant" like people thought it might be?

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There is no guarantee but between so many people having been vaccinated or having had it or both there is less opportunity for a new variant than there was.
As dsp linked, a variant of Omicron known as BA.2 has become dominant in some countries and is ramping up in NY.
People stopped over-reacting to covid because that kind of response started becoming way too expensive
I think the media figured out that most people are tired of hearing about it, so now they're focusing on keeping people afraid with news about Russian and Ukraine