Dr Zoë Hyde on Nostr: (2/3) Many seem to believe COVID-19 will become seasonal, but why should it? ...
(2/3) Many seem to believe COVID-19 will become seasonal, but why should it? Influenza generally isn’t very transmissible and infects a small number each year. There’s plenty of time to design vaccines based on what’s happening in the opposite hemisphere.
SARS-CoV-2 is an ongoing free-for-all. The next variant could evolve anywhere, be carried by plane to the other side of the world, and spread rapidly irrespective of season. The short-lived immunity and high transmissibility will see to that.
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