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Disaffected

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12. Not very relevant.

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Mon Nov 29, 2021, 12:22 PM

Nov 2021

Some viruses mutate rapidly (such as Covid and flu) but others such as Rabies do not if at all. Or rabies might mutate but if the mutations are not beneficial to the virus, they will not persist.

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S.African doctor says patients with Omicron variant have "very mild" symptoms [View all] marmar Nov 2021 OP

A couple of dozen patients...n/t OneBlueDotS-Carolina Nov 2021 #1

David Leonhardt, the NYT Covid maven, makes the point Tomconroy Nov 2021 #2

THIS!!!! FalloutShelter Nov 2021 #3

Less deadly does not inherently mean less dangerous - or a de minimus impact on your life. Ms. Toad Nov 2021 #5

I put up an NPR article about long Covid a few days ago. I recommend it Tomconroy Nov 2021 #10

That provides little comfort to the 50% of those who know they were infected Ms. Toad Nov 2021 #13

Actual info on long Covid: Tomconroy Nov 2021 #14

That NYT article is good. StarryNite Nov 2021 #6

One can only hope Zambero Nov 2021 #7

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2021 #9

Not very relevant. Disaffected Nov 2021 #12

This anecdotal evidence is useful Johnny2X2X Nov 2021 #4

If this holds up, that is the best news since the beginning of the pandemic. Scrivener7 Nov 2021 #8

We'll see. But when I read in the NYT Sunday some maven Tomconroy Nov 2021 #11