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Not a totally novel virus. The reason why vaccines were developed within days of isolating the virus is because SARS-COV-2 is not that different from SARS-COV-1
by MagnumOpus 5y ago
Not a totally novel virus. The reason why vaccines were developed within days of isolating the virus is because SARS-COV-2 is not that different from SARS-COV-1 and all the vaccine research efforts carried over.
What was pathetic was the federal coordination - hesitation on travel restrictions, CDC response, recommendations against PPE… Lessons that could have been learned even from the 1918 pandemic were painfully ignored.
- halfmatthalfcat 5y agoIt's not surprising when you look at who was running the federal government at the time. If it wasn't a shitshow, there would have been something wrong in the universe.
- redis_mlc 5y agoYou have no idea what you're talking about: - Trump started the travel ban, which the Dems and CCP called racist - Trump funded the vaccines we have now - Fauci said not to wear masks and covered up NIH funding of the Wuhan labs. He's aligned with the Dems and CCP - the CDC goofed up corona tests for 6 weeks Marxists made corona political, thanks to ignorant people like you.
- sk2020 5y agoI don’t think anyone “runs” the federal government. I think offices and processes exist, and I think there’s a semi-hereditary politburo occupying said offices, but I don’t think anyone has much authority.
- EL_Loco 5y agoWhat makes you think the war wasn't won /despite/ pathetic and fumbling actions by leaders and governments? Ha, my country sent a small contingent (25k) to fight against the Axis in Italy. There were new uniforms made for this expeditionary force. Turns out they chose uniforms that closely matched that of the german uniforms (!). From a book on this subject: "Another problem in the country's preparation was the production of uniforms similar to those of the German Army. 'They even threw rocks at us in Naples thinking we were the invaders'.”