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A comment on South Korea's drive-through testing for coronavirus. Parent comment

Re:South Korea's drive-through testing for coronavirus by ceejayoz on Friday March 13, 2020 @10:57PM (#22572830)
> Unlike influenza viruses, these viruses don’t mutate in a way that would cause their recurrence every year.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_coronavirus_OC43

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_coronavirus_229E

Both of these viruses do exactly that. They're among the many that give us colds.

"Coronaviruses have a worldwide distribution, causing 10–15% of common cold cases. Infections show a seasonal pattern with most cases occurring in the winter months."

Consider the possibility that your source is full of it. It happens to the best: https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Nobel_disease

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Re:South Korea's drive-through testing for coronavirus by ceejayoz on Saturday March 14, 2020 @07:50AM (#22574622)
> Rhinovirus is responsible for the common cold, not corona virus.

https://www.who.int/health-topics/coronavirus

> Coronaviruses (CoV) are a large family of viruses that cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe diseases such as Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS-CoV).

I'm done here.

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