Re: Corona Virus
Yeah, yeah, I'm not a doctor. But I've been studying since this started taking off in December and I've learned a few things.
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I'm dumb, but I'll try to explain my reasoning for that statement. Countries have been trying (without success) to develop a vaccine for SARS-CoV since 2003. Why would we all of a sudden have the capability of developing a vaccine for SARS' older brother, SARS-CoV-2? Another good example would be MERS. It has a ~30% fatality rate, so there would definitely be incentive to develop a vaccine for it if it were possible, but that's not something we've been able to do, as of yet.
Another thing is the mutation rate. There are already dozens of mutations after a few months of circulation, with 2 known strains. With it mutating so quickly it would be impossible to predict which mutation would need to be vaccinated against for the next season. But that's irrelevant anyway, because the very nature of coronaviruses makes them impossible to vaccinate against.
EDIT: Correction - there are already thousands of mutations going around https://nextstrain.org/ncov
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Last edited by phaz0rz; 04-07-2020 at 07:48 AM.
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