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Re:WHO: Covid will mutate like the flu and is likely here to... by hajile on Wednesday September 08, 2021 @10:33AM (#28457622)
Hasn't this been the obvious answer for almost two years now?

The disease transmits to a huge pool of animals where it can mutate and transmit back. That alone is a problem too big for people to solve.

Re:WHO: Covid will mutate like the flu and is likely here to... by TrevorJ on Wednesday September 08, 2021 @12:38PM (#28459552)
You would think so, but I have yet to see any evidence that public policy has shifted to deal with this reality. Notably absent is any messaging around things people can do to lower their incidence of severe symptoms, such as getting vitamin D levels checked, and maintaining a healthy weight.
Re:WHO: Covid will mutate like the flu and is likely here to... by Factorium on Wednesday September 08, 2021 @02:08PM (#28460914)
None of those things sell vaccines or justify totalitarian state control.
Re:WHO: Covid will mutate like the flu and is likely here to... by raxxorrax on Thursday September 09, 2021 @08:35AM (#28468963)
I heard smoking helps too.
Re:WHO: Covid will mutate like the flu and is likely here to... by shucksley on Wednesday September 08, 2021 @11:14AM (#28458295)
The disease transmits to and reproduces in a huge pool of humans (vaccinated and unvaccinated) where it can mutate and evolve. That too is a problem which needs to be solved. Humans created this problem and humans can solve it, if certain Govt agencies get out of the way.