Coronavirus (COVID-19) Discussion Thread

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JRPGfan said:

Rab said:

1. Covid is related to the cold virus which has never had a successful vaccine developed for it as they both mutate very quickly (every 3 months, much faster than the flu at 12 months)

2. Vaccines take on average 5 years to be developed safely, a rushed vaccine may have its own issues  

3. Immunity in a prior infected person at best lasts a few months from what researchers are seeing, and in many cases permanent/long term lung damage is the result  

4. This virus unless eliminated will circle the globe forever, constantly mutating, elimination is the key, but for many places politically this won't happen      

This is my fear.... that we give up, and it just ends up being a normal thing that just keeps comeing back every (few) year(s).

And it is almost impossible to isolate in specific areas in systematic ways till it's gone, because we all depend on the global market and with our modern populations bordercrossing will keep happening without military involvement.

Most likely this will be another one added on the list of the viruses that claim many lives each year,it mutates pretty fast and it will be an ongoing research for improved vaccines.

Near oktober or midway oktober i suspect it to hit europe again in a more devestating wave that will take longer than the previous one.