Tom Hark Preston Park
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- Jul 6, 2003
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I wear a mask because it saves hassle but there’s really no reason to be doing so now. In the sense that it’s pointless. The virus will spread and needs to spread. We want it to mutate and weaken. Ideally we want a less lethal but faster spreading virus. Slowing it down prolongs this process.
I don't disagree, but waiting a couple of weeks until we have more solid data on Omicron isn't unreasonable (IMO) so if the experts have determined mask-wearing is sensible for now I'm not quite sure why so many people are ignoring it. If it is indeed the very mild 'end game' version of Covid, then yes, let it rip (and anyone not vaccinated can take the risk)
It's the first time I've heard that omicron might be a weak, "endgame" version before it dies out. Where is this information/hypothesis coming from?
It's the first time I've heard that omicron might be a weak, "endgame" version before it dies out. Where is this information/hypothesis coming from?
It's the first time I've heard that omicron might be a weak, "endgame" version before it dies out. Where is this information/hypothesis coming from?
Wishful thinking.
Wishful thinking.
I’m not sure about endgame but it will probably be less lethal. Viruses become weaker with transmissions and time. They just want to live, unnoticed in our nose and throat. Killing the host is not beneficial.
By slowing down the transmission rate, while helping the NHS, you keep the virus more lethal.
At some point an unnoticeable variant will emerge, hopefully spread quickly and that’ll be an end to the worry. This Omicrom may be that. It seems to be spreading rapidly but doing little harm. And that is EXACTLY what we want.
'Probably' is doing a lot of heavy lifting in this post.
Unless Covid is unique, it will act the same way as other viruses and mutate into a far less lethal for . It could be argued that we have prolonged the pandemic with all our lockdowns and mask wearing. Obviously a lot of people would have died so it wasn’t an option. We need to be cautious but the longer we keep applying measures, the longer Covid will remain lethal.
Is it proven that lethality in viruses decreases in a linear / predictable fashion, or does it fluctuate? Surely this is all driven by mutations on the virus, so there's a chance that the 'next' variant might be MORE deadly?
I'd welcome some (peer reviewed) reassurance.
It's the first time I've heard that omicron might be a weak, "endgame" version before it dies out. Where is this information/hypothesis coming from?
Unless Covid is unique, it will act the same way as other viruses and mutate into a far less lethal for . It could be argued that we have prolonged the pandemic with all our lockdowns and mask wearing. Obviously a lot of people would have died so it wasn’t an option. We need to be cautious but the longer we keep applying measures, the longer Covid will remain lethal.
I wear a mask because it saves hassle but there’s really no reason to be doing so now. In the sense that it’s pointless. The virus will spread and needs to spread. We want it to mutate and weaken. Ideally we want a less lethal but faster spreading virus. Slowing it down prolongs this process.
Right. Because thousands of years of humanity suffering from smallpox was ended when it magically mutated into something less lethal.
...Oh wait, no...it was the vaccine.
It is NOT some kind of rule of viruses that they have to become less lethal overtime. Some do. Many don't.