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More transmissible (specifically fitter) but not necessarily, or even usually, less virulent. That is just an urban myth sadly. Endemic just means 'regularly f
by somewhereoutth 5y ago
More transmissible (specifically fitter) but not necessarily, or even usually, less virulent. That is just an urban myth sadly.
Endemic just means 'regularly found', it does not mean mostly harmless!
Vaccine escape refers to a virus evolving to avoid vaccine induced immunity - and can happen with infection induced immunity too. As it happens T cell immunity against severe disease has been holding up just fine - and has saved countless lives. If vaccine uptake was universal, and we took a few sensible precautions, a virus can be completely suppressed, like measles, so wouldn't have a chance for escape mutations.
Your per capita statement is plain wrong.
Now you've been taught a few things about viruses, you can stop spreading misinformation!
- headsoup 5y agoFor viral diseases, especially coronavirises. Source for the explanation of the myth/urban legend? Immune system escape can occur, usually in adults, but generally not in children because their immune systems are young and not 'trained' so do a great general response effort. Vaccines force a targeting of the immune system (e.g. particular spike proteins) that specifically leads to escape, as we're seeing with the vaccines being not only mostly useless, but potentially worse for Omicron. Per capita not wrong, just not everywhere yet. Example: https://boriquagato.substack.com/p/new-data-on-vaccine-efficacy-from https://boriquagato.substack.com/p/new-data-on-vaccine-effic...