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What evidence do we have that covid "doesn't mutate as quickly"? There have been at least 3 distinct variants, separate from the original strain, since the vir
by chitowneats 5y ago
What evidence do we have that covid "doesn't mutate as quickly"?
There have been at least 3 distinct variants, separate from the original strain, since the virus was detected in late 2019 / early 2020.
- bparsons 5y agoRelative to perhaps, the seasonal flu.
- bonzini 5y agoThese variants have their most severe symptoms blocked by the same vaccine with very similar effectiveness. Influenza viruses, on the other hand, undergo recombination in such a way that the vaccine has to be engineered every year based on guesses of what the prevalent strain is going to be.