Re:Infection fatality rate of Covid-19 inferred from seropre...
by __blockcipher__ on Saturday October 17, 2020 @11:52PM
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You fundamentally misunderstand SARS-2 if you think it “risks becoming endemic”. It already is endemic and it would be regardless of whatever measures we took. It’s a zoonotic virus that is great at spreading. It is functionally impossible to eradicate.
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Re:Infection fatality rate of Covid-19 inferred from seropre...
by petertodd on Sunday October 18, 2020 @12:29AM
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...and it may have animal reservoirs: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/08/covid-19-hits-us-min...
"The Dutch government reported multiple cases of transmission from mink to farm staff"
If it can happen in a farm, there's a reasonable chance it can happen in the wild too. Cats also seem to be able to get it: https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200911/covid-19-may-strike...
Animal reservoirs make the flu pretty much impossible to eradicate.