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A comment on Omicron Time.

Re:Omicron Time by pattrn on Thursday December 02, 2021 @01:05PM (#29419902)
My naive understanding of why it's so difficult to stop coronaviruses in general from spreading is due to the virus moving between humans and animals. If that's true, and if that causes virus mutation, then is it possible to stop the mutations even with a theoretical 100% global vaccination?
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Re:Omicron Time by technobabbler on Thursday December 02, 2021 @01:20PM (#29420108)
It may have been possible to contain it early on. Way too late now. It's here to stay forever, with new strains constantly evolving.
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Re:Omicron Time by fooey on Thursday December 02, 2021 @01:17PM (#29420068)
I would say the goal of vaccinations is to minimize death and to prevent medical systems from being overwhelmed.

I don't think COVID-19 is a disease that can be eradicated.

The fewer hosts out there though, the fewer opportunities it has to mutate.

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Re:Omicron Time by pwned1 on Thursday December 02, 2021 @01:24PM (#29420164)
Since every household that has a pet has additional hosts, there is no way to meaningfully reduce the number of hosts.
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