> People appear to be expecting there will be "weaker" variant/strains/mutations of this virus as time goes on. I am not sure why this is the mainstream thought

> People appear to be expecting there will be "weaker" variant/strains/mutations of this virus as time goes on. I am not sure why this is the mainstream thought. I remember the scientists telling us early on in the pandemic that mutations typically result in less lethal viruses. Is this not the case?