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> The major risk is the virus we think is safe is not 100% safe. IANAD, but IMHO you cannot just sequence the virus in asymptomatic people - you have to sequen
by aruggirello 7y ago
> The major risk is the virus we think is safe is not 100% safe.
IANAD, but IMHO you cannot just sequence the virus in asymptomatic people - you have to sequence a randomized, sizable % of the whole positive population, including mild or severe cases, and the dead too. Only then you'll be able to "paint a picture" of the different strains' effects on humans and slap some confidence data to each identified strain. Your idea definitely looks promising though.
- tsenkov 7y agoThat was my thought as well - basically, how do you know if the strain doesn't kill if you don't check for severe and lethal cases linked to the same strain? I understand the part about looking for specific mutations, and assuming they would indicate the "usual" complications with the deadlier strains would not be present, but mutations are not exactly predictable, right? If they don't cause the sympthoms of the current deadly strain - they may be causing something else completely, which could be as deadly a little bit later down the line - isn't this a reasonble concern, @danieltillett?