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You fundamentally misunderstand SARS-2 if you think it “risks becoming endemic”. It already is endemic and it would be regardless of whatever measures we took.
by __blockcipher__ 6y ago
You fundamentally misunderstand SARS-2 if you think it “risks becoming endemic”. It already is endemic and it would be regardless of whatever measures we took. It’s a zoonotic virus that is great at spreading. It is functionally impossible to eradicate.
- petertodd 6y ago...and it may have animal reservoirs: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/08/covid-19-hits-us-mink-farms-after-ripping-through-europe https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2020/08/covid-19-hits-us-min... "The Dutch government reported multiple cases of transmission from mink to farm staff" If it can happen in a farm, there's a reasonable chance it can happen in the wild too. Cats also seem to be able to get it: https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200911/covid-19-may-strike-more-cats-than-believed https://www.webmd.com/lung/news/20200911/covid-19-may-strike... Animal reservoirs make the flu pretty much impossible to eradicate.