There are nearly 8 billion people in the world. Plenty of opportunities for it to mutate. Instead of 50,000 annual flu deaths, we'll have to deal with 500,000 annual covid deaths. Millions of Americans turn 65 every year.
We thought that this thing might follow the pattern of the Spanish flu. But it's not looking that way so far.
And this is before the Omicron. What we've seen with previous variants, we will probably see another one pop up in 6-11 months from now to displace Omicron.
We thought that this thing might follow the pattern of the Spanish flu. But it’s not looking that way so far.
Thanks to the FRAUDci $hots.
You do NOT attempt to ‘vax’ your way out of a pandemic. He didn’t follow REAL science, and real docs/experts advice, sadly.
Actually... A practiced engineering eye (mine) would say those curves as presented are SOMEWHAT similar. However, the drivers of the two curves have some major differences, so I don’t read too much into the comparison. Indeed, one of those drivers (the increasingly infectious variants) has now resulted in Omicron, which blows up the unseen part of the curve to the right.
I’m unfortunately in agreement with you - there will be more variants.
Unlike anyone else on FR that I know of, I think it should be possible, maybe with very powerful AI, to study the successful mutation sequence so far, and at least make a good guess as to what future mutations or mutation types will result in increased contagiousness. In turn, that knowledge could assist in creating treatments and vaccines that would literally get out ahead of the mutations.