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It is all very simple really. Whatever we do, if we do not do it decisively, we just give the virus occasion to adapt. population of hosts * selection pressur
by lmilcin 5y ago
It is all very simple really.
Whatever we do, if we do not do it decisively, we just give the virus occasion to adapt.
population of hosts * selection pressure * number of generations * ability to pass material to next generation = adaptation
This is the same reason that the optimal strategy to use antibiotics is to avoid using them but when you need to, use a lot of it to make sure you kill completely whatever bacteria it is supposed to kill.
By not vaccinating thoroughly and keeping regime until the virus is largely gone we are giving it right conditions to keep adapting.
We are not going to get rid of this pandemic until everybody gets vaccinated or gets sick.
- ReadEvalPost 5y agoAnimals are host reservoirs for COVID as well, meaning the fantasy of 100% vaccine coverage also does not solve the problem.
- lmilcin 5y agoCurrently, the virus has access to hundreds of millions of people. If the virus was restricted to animals, there would be relatively small population of people that had access to those vulnerable animals. Remember, less people sick == less chance to evolve.
- joe_the_user 5y ago"Whatever we do, if we do not do it decisively, we just give the virus occasion to adapt." Put it in past tense. "What we (the human race) did, since we didn't do it decisively, gave the virus occasion to adapt..."
- lmilcin 5y agoNo, we are still giving it a chance to evolve and we are still able to stop it.