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People usually aren't very contagious past the initial stage of the disease. And yes, there are virologists who are studying the mutation-space of the virus an
by beebmam 5y ago
People usually aren't very contagious past the initial stage of the disease.
And yes, there are virologists who are studying the mutation-space of the virus and are planning a vaccine regimen which targets all possible mutations of SARS-CoV-2. Check out this absolutely terrific lecture by Paul Bieniasz about his work on exploring the mutation space of SARS-CoV-2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIcaSqQFrX0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIcaSqQFrX0
- nradov 5y agoRight patients with normal immune systems aren't really contagious past 10 days from initial infection (often less). But the issue is that immunocompromised patients can have persistent infections lasting much longer, which both allows more opportunities for viral mutation and gives more time to transmit the infection to others.