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JAK2222 t1_j7lu7j9 wrote

Reply to comment by atred in (Virology) Has SARS-CoV-2 outcompeted all the other coronaviruses which have been called the ‘common cold’? by jsgui

Because in a sense it is true. SARS CoV 2 is I still a virus that mutates relatively slowly ( actually has proofreading machinery) compared to many other viruses.

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atred t1_j7lx0bm wrote

I was responding to this:

> SARS-CoV-2, for instance, is highly mutable.

To be charitable to the OP, the comparison base they used was probably different. Thanks for clarification.

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