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Re:Omicron variant more resistant to vaccine but causes less... by skulk on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @04:52PM (#29558447)
> no source of evolutionary advantages on any variants.

Any variant that is able to co-exist with (rather than kill) its host during a full lockdown has a significant advantage. We co-exist with several coronaviruses already.

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Re:Omicron variant more resistant to vaccine but causes less... by zamfi on Wednesday December 15, 2021 @12:19AM (#29562394)
Only true if the virus lasts long enough to outlive a lockdown. So far that hasn’t been the case for the vast majority of single hosts.
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