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Covid-19, Coronavirus, is there a difference?
Self | 7/23/2021 | Walt Hennessee

Posted on 07/23/2021 8:45:14 AM PDT by TheOldSchool

I was in a discussion with a friend and he asked if there was a difference between the Covit-19 virus and the Coronavirus. If the two are not the same, which one is the target of the "vaccine?" Not knowing the answer, I said I would present the question to the best deliberators, The FreeRepublic.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Health/Medicine; Science; Society
KEYWORDS: coronavirus; covid19; vaccine
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To: bullfeather

The delta and lambda are variants of the same SARS-CoV-2 virus. These are very minor differences. The variants are 99% identical if not more.

The family is called beta corona viruses and includes the first SARS virus (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) (SARS-CoV-1) and the MERS virus (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome virus).

SARS and SARS2 viruses are about 75% identical.

They all enter cells by the spike protein binding to an enzyme called ACE2.


21 posted on 07/23/2021 9:58:20 AM PDT by ifinnegan ( Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: TheOldSchool
"Coronavirus" refers to any virus having a corona of spike proteins. The common cold virus is one such coronavirus.

COVID-19 is the specific coronavirus which is currently giving politicians world-wide an excuse to destroy our lives even more than they usually do. It was discovered in 2019 (hence the name) and it looks like there's a strong possibility it was created at China's Wuhan Institute of Virology as part of their research into virus gain-of-function.

Gain-of-function describes human manipulation to increase the virulence of biological agents such as viruses.
22 posted on 07/23/2021 10:00:22 AM PDT by AnotherUnixGeek
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To: ProtectOurFreedom

The virus under microscope resembles the floating mines used in WWII. It is round with blunt spikes prodruding all around. Like the corona of a setting sun.


23 posted on 07/23/2021 10:01:37 AM PDT by entropy12 (President Trump was the force behind warp speed availability of vaccines for Americans. )
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To: AnotherUnixGeek

Minimizing fear (rational or not) of covid-19 was the main reason Trump lost in 2020. Those Karen’s did not vote FOR Biden. They voted AGAINST Trump.


24 posted on 07/23/2021 10:04:01 AM PDT by entropy12 (President Trump was the force behind warp speed availability of vaccines for Americans. )
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To: TheOldSchool

Coronavirus is a naturally occurring virus.

I’m convinced Covid 19 is a bioweapon manufactured in China for its investors. Ditto Delta “variant” - just another weapon.

Prove me wrong.


25 posted on 07/23/2021 11:32:49 AM PDT by FlyingEagle
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