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Sounds like they're saying Coronaviruses aren't a new thing, just that new types pop up. The CDC lists human Coronaviruses were first found in the mid-1960s [0]
by qaz_plm 6y ago
Sounds like they're saying Coronaviruses aren't a new thing, just that new types pop up. The CDC lists human Coronaviruses were first found in the mid-1960s [0]
[0] - https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/types.html https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/types.html
- warmwaffles 6y agoThis is exactly what I am saying. They aren't new. Lysol used to advertise that it killed the corona virus on its disinfectants back in the 90s.
- JamisonM 6y agoOk, how is that relevant? Coronaviruses collectively have been known for a long time, this was also true when the SARS outbreak occurred, is true during MERS. Likewise influenza was well known before the 1917 pandemic, or H1N1.. and?