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Re:Tracking Covid-19 variant B.1.1.529 by curt15 on Friday November 26, 2021 @11:51AM (#29351824)
It's also a lot easier for a virus to burn out when there's limited international travel.
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Re:Tracking Covid-19 variant B.1.1.529 by yobbo on Friday November 26, 2021 @12:58PM (#29352396)
In the 1889–1890 pandemic (possibly the origin of human coronavirus OC43), the virus spread around the world within the first six months. There were subsequent waves for one or two years.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1889%E2%80%931890_pandemic

There hasn't been limited international travel for a long time.

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Re:Tracking Covid-19 variant B.1.1.529 by GDC7 on Friday November 26, 2021 @12:47PM (#29352304)
Which wasn't the case back then due to WW1, by 1921 half to two thrids of the world became infected with the flu
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