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>>Eventually there will be several overlapping waves of infections each with a different variant so that people might even get sick from a combination of differ
by rolph 5y ago
>>Eventually there will be several overlapping waves of infections each with a different variant so that people might even get sick from a combination of different variants at once.<<
it is possible for delta and omicron [and or others] to recombine genetic features, how probable is the million dollar question at the time
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_recombination#RNA_virus_recombination https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_recombination#RNA_viru...
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coinfection https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coinfection
- poetically 5y agoYa, I'm willing to bet money this is going to happen. It's pretty much guaranteed at this point since there is evidence now that Omicron picked up DNA from the common cold. [1] 1: https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/omicron-possibly-more-infectious-because-it-shares-genetic-code-with-common-cold-coronavirus-study-says/ https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/omicron-possibly-m...