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> it seemed like some were sure it would be really bad …
Like Fauci?
Could play with the idea that Fauci thought it was the virulent strain that was out there; POTUS/Q team knew it wasn't and were smoking out the bad actors.
OTOH, there's still seems to be uncertainty if a virulent strain is still present.
To get really weird, how about the CCP releases a new strain and the TGD gets blown up to stop the Chinese from spreading it again.
I live overseas where there is a steady influx of Chinese, even from Wuhan. During the high point of the hysteria that influx never ebbed. They just kept on sending them.