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Re:I’m an ICU Doctor and I Can't Believe What Unvaccinated P... by CodeGlitch on Wednesday August 04, 2021 @06:02PM (#28067005)
The more people it infects (even if it is young healthy people), the greater chance of more deadly strain. COVID-19 isn't that deadly, but is highly infectious. What happens if it mutates into something like this (another form of the coronavirus):

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

(34% chance of death).

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Re:I’m an ICU Doctor and I Can't Believe What Unvaccinated P... by walkhour on Thursday August 05, 2021 @05:58AM (#28071665)
Is there a precedence of a virus mutating into a deadlier version instead of a less deadly, more contagious version?
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