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Wasn't that what people were predicting would happen in the summer since the beginning? And then probably with a rebound in autumn/next winter.
by thomasahle 6y ago
Wasn't that what people were predicting would happen in the summer since the beginning? And then probably with a rebound in autumn/next winter.
- yorwba 6y agoThat's not so great news for the southern half of the planet.
- kerkeslager 6y ago1. No, people weren't predicting that the virus would "get tired". 2. Even if we generously interpret this as meaning that the virus would be less infectious in warmer weather, the only evidence we had pointed to this as only a possibility, rather than something we could predict. 3. As summer has begun in the Northern hemisphere, we still don't have any good evidence that the virus is less infectious in warmer weather--certainly not in the Southern US where the disease continues to spread unchecked.
- dekhn 6y agoAll predictions about seasonality were made using analogy to similar viruses which have shown that sort of behavior. I am not aware of any high quality scientific evidence supporting seasonality (or nonseasonality). I think that only really becomes available after several seasons; predictions aren't super helpful here.
- s1artibartfast 6y agoI don't think it is generous to believe "getting tired" was used metaphorically. On the other hand, perhaps you are right and this medical doctor really thinks the virus is a singular entity, with thoughts and feelings.