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Re:Philly scientist behind COVID vaccine tech was demoted by... by bobthepanda on Sunday January 03, 2021 @09:38PM (#25627420)
I mean, we basically had a test run with SARS.

Only through good fortune did SARS flame out.

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Re:Philly scientist behind COVID vaccine tech was demoted by... by vagrantJin on Monday January 04, 2021 @03:20AM (#25628843)
I feel COVID-19 is the real test run.

Im in SA and the new strain is the real deal. Four people I know have perished in one week. I don't even know who to call or what to say.

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Re:Philly scientist behind COVID vaccine tech was demoted by... by Jabbles on Monday January 04, 2021 @05:14AM (#25629481)
I am sorry for your loss.

I have not seen any research that the new strains are more deadly, only that they are more infectious.

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Re:Philly scientist behind COVID vaccine tech was demoted by... by vagrantJin on Monday January 04, 2021 @06:22AM (#25629946)
The rate from infection to mortality has increased notably. Our government is trying their best to paper over the seriousness. Just now people on social media are demanding a harsh lockdown like March because its getting out of hand. Maybe news outlets will cover something I can link to.
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Re:Philly scientist behind COVID vaccine tech was demoted by... by Jabbles on Monday January 04, 2021 @08:15AM (#25630887)
You must cite your sources, you cannot simply state this.

It is not enough to write something and promise to link a source later.

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Re:Philly scientist behind COVID vaccine tech was demoted by... by wizzwizz4 on Saturday January 09, 2021 @10:32AM (#25701130)
https://thezvi.wordpress.com/2020/12/24/covid-12-24-were-fed... from Christmas Eve is an early (secondary) source for some of this.
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Re:Philly scientist behind COVID vaccine tech was demoted by... by boxed on Monday January 04, 2021 @03:47AM (#25628971)
Good fortune and damn hard restrictions super early.
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Re:Philly scientist behind COVID vaccine tech was demoted by... by geoduck14 on Monday January 04, 2021 @09:24AM (#25631667)
SARS infected 60 million Americans, right? I don't remember any restrictions, so I think it was just "good luck".
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Re:Philly scientist behind COVID vaccine tech was demoted by... by astura on Monday January 04, 2021 @01:51PM (#25636081)
There were only 8,096 confirmed cases of SARS worldwide.
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