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authentic_mirages t1_ixzcc0r wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in S.Korea's new COVID-19 cases in 50,000 range amid winter resurgence worries by 4inalfantasy

I hate to say it, but the milder-every-variant thing has been debunked.

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milkboxshow t1_iy1ene8 wrote

Isn't that true of all pathogens, from an evolutionary perspective? It's better for the virus to evolve to kill fewer hosts, as that means more hosts to spread and reproduce from.

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authentic_mirages t1_iy22g0b wrote

That’s the common thinking, but apparently not really? I was bummed when I found out too.

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