50% - 75% of those who contract the virus will die. THAT is a statistic that should strike fear. Not the 0.3% chance of COVID.
That means the chances of it spreading widely (on its own) are about nil.
“Spread typically requires direct contact with an infected source.[3]”
From wiki. Bats, pigs and raw date palm sap for some reason.
Yes, it should, but I would still be leery if they came out with a mRNA vaccine for it.I’m guessing that if they did come out with a normal vaccine for it, they would sneak the nRNA vaccine in with it.
Tin foil hat on.
An 0.48 “R0” (contagiousness factor) for Nipah equals not that “pandemic worthy”. COVID-19 “Delta” has an “R0” of around 7.
Nipah has been around for a few years, not gaining traction due to low transmissibility:
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3658773/posts