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Re:Open letter from Italy to the international scientific co... by contravariant on Saturday March 14, 2020 @10:38PM (#22580760)
It's also somewhat troublesome that for the 'flatten the curve' tactic the best case scenario is still infecting everyone...
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Re:Open letter from Italy to the international scientific co... by ElderKorihor on Saturday March 14, 2020 @11:45PM (#22581067)
No it isn't. The hope is that at some point a vaccine or lighter treatment becomes available. If that occurs before the end of the flat curve, that's a major change in outcome.
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Re:Open letter from Italy to the international scientific co... by lee on Sunday March 15, 2020 @12:37AM (#22581323)
Most vaccines take 1.5 to 2 years to develop. By then most of the population will have been infected by it and will develop a natural immunity or resistance to it.
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