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Re:The coronavirus is here to stay – here’s what that means by Viliam1234 on Friday February 19, 2021 @03:53PM (#26197905)
> Elimination is not feasible

According to the ancient legends, our ancestors have eliminated smallpox planet-wide. Too bad their awesome skills are forever lost in history.

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Re:The coronavirus is here to stay – here’s what that means by nicoburns on Friday February 19, 2021 @04:11PM (#26198076)
Some viruses mutate more quickly/easily than others, and are thus much harder to eliminate than others.
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Re:The coronavirus is here to stay – here’s what that means by foolmeonce on Friday February 19, 2021 @04:55PM (#26198534)
We could now reduce the development cycle to weeks and run a vaccination to less people than a clinical trial. That would be less risky than taking longer and needing to vaccinate 8 billion people with a vaccine.
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