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Re:Omicron variant more resistant to vaccine but causes less... by heavyset_go on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @04:38PM (#29558248)
> In decades maybe we get a mild covid.

That's incredibly quick in evolutionary terms. If COVID becomes milder, it may take many human lifetimes for that to occur. In the mean time, it can mutate into something stronger.

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Re:Omicron variant more resistant to vaccine but causes less... by johnchristopher on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @04:59PM (#29558548)
Agreed. I still have to come to terms to that myself so I use `decades` not to scare people too much but... also my understanding of the situation and evolution is not solid enough to get into an argument about decades vs lifetime so I stick to decades because it can also mean centuries :/.
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