Commentary New variants of SARS-CoV-2 hit England last fall. Over 70 percent of those infected in England’s second wave tested positive for the more-lethal B.1.1.7 variant. As the National Health System struggled, the government responded with stay-at-home orders, school closures, and strict non-pharmacologic interventions. New research on the variants hit the scientific press this month and are causing concern in Ontario. Increased risk of death and higher rates of transmission seem destined to overwhelm the health-care system. Although Canada faced a lighter burden of disease, some regions have been hit hard. Caring for critically ill patients weighs on clinicians at any time. Trying to manage preventable suffering in crowded hospitals can lead to despair. Alarm about the new variants is right, but often for the wrong reasons. And the wrong people are becoming alarmed. Worry About the System, Not the Virus Canadian health care has struggled every winter for decades. …