>whether it's slower or faster doesn't matter in the end, it will spread until it's endemic. I'm not sure this is reasonable to assume. Below a certain thresho

>whether it's slower or faster doesn't matter in the end, it will spread until it's endemic. I'm not sure this is reasonable to assume. Below a certain threshold of transmissibility any virus (including this one) will die faster than it spreads, leading to eventual extinction of the virus.