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> Elimination is not feasible According to the ancient legends, our ancestors have eliminated smallpox planet-wide. Too bad their awesome skills are forever lo
by Viliam1234 6y ago
> Elimination is not feasible
According to the ancient legends, our ancestors have eliminated smallpox planet-wide. Too bad their awesome skills are forever lost in history.
- nicoburns 6y agoSome viruses mutate more quickly/easily than others, and are thus much harder to eliminate than others.
- foolmeonce 6y agoWe could now reduce the development cycle to weeks and run a vaccination to less people than a clinical trial. That would be less risky than taking longer and needing to vaccinate 8 billion people with a vaccine.