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Thinking big, if this works against covid: could it later be used to severely limit or eliminate diseases such as the common cold and the flu? That would be an
by graeme 7y ago
Thinking big, if this works against covid: could it later be used to severely limit or eliminate diseases such as the common cold and the flu?
That would be an incredible win for humanity.
- SlowRobotAhead 7y agoCould the cons be as incredible as the pros?
- hdjrork 7y agoNobody does contact tracing for flu, let alone common cold (which is caused by a bunch of different viruses) Also, common cold mortality is extremely low.
- disgruntledphd2 7y agoWe could, though, It's not practical today, but it's definitely something that humanity could achieve, especially with technology like this. Even if it's not the most important thing we could do, eliminating influenza and the common cold would be pretty fricking awesome.
- Beefin 7y agoHe's saying that because this technology will exist, the possibility will exist. Plus this will no doubt not be the last emerging virus. To answer your Q, Op: yes. Provided Apple/Google doesn't remove the functionality in a later software update.
- buboard 7y agobut we would lose herd immunity for the flu