Science The Coronavirus has mutated and now 8 different strains are being tracked around the world

[SlyPokerDog]

How coronavirus mutated and eight strains raced around the world after initial outbreak in China as global cases top 660,000 and deaths hit 30,847

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...irus-Map-shows-eight-strains-raced-world.html

 

[stampedehero]

"Researchers say the virus appears to mutate very slowly, with only tiny differences between the different strains, and that none of the strains of the virus is more deadly than another."
The story has just turned "non-eventful".

 

[Lanny]

How coronavirus mutated and eight strains raced around the world after initial outbreak in China as global cases top 660,000 and deaths hit 30,847

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...irus-Map-shows-eight-strains-raced-world.html

Oh shit. Don't you have any good news?

 

[Lanny]

"Researchers say the virus appears to mutate very slowly, with only tiny differences between the different strains, and that none of the strains of the virus is more deadly than another."
The story has just turned "non-eventful".

Now here's a man with good news. Sly, why can't you be more like stampedehero?

 

[Orion Bailey]

Now here's a man with good news. Sly, why can't you be more like stampedehero?

There can only be one hero stampeding around here!

 

[SlyPokerDog]

"Researchers say the virus appears to mutate very slowly, with only tiny differences between the different strains, and that none of the strains of the virus is more deadly than another."
The story has just turned "non-eventful".

It's very eventful and important to pay attention to.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Now here's a man with good news. Sly, why can't you be more like stampedehero?

I have posted lots of good news and humorous things in these threads.

 

[Lanny]

I have posted lots of good news and humorous things in this threads.

That's just "mouth say". When have you ever said anything good about my mighty brain?

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

I have posted lots of good news and humorous things in this threads.

In this thread? Lol

 

[SlyPokerDog]

In this thread? Lol

Oops.

Fixed.

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

Oops.

Fixed.

Lol, I just wanted to take this opportunity to give you crap.

 

[ABM]

I have posted lots of good news and humorous things in these threads.

What ABM said.

 

[Orion Bailey]

I have posted lots of good news and humorous things in these threads.

Dont get mutt hurt...

 

[illmatic99]

This isn't necessarily bad news. It makes it tougher for a vaccine to actually work, but mutations could make the virus weaker as well.

 

[TorturedBlazerFan]

This isn't necessarily bad news. It makes it tougher for a vaccine to actually work, but mutations could make the virus weaker as well.

Im not an expert (obviously), but I was under the impression that usually mutations do make it weaker.

 

[illmatic99]

Im not an expert (obviously), but I was under the impression that usually mutations do make it weaker.

depends on what the mutation is obviously, but this concept of herd immunity is inherently reflective of mutations

 

[Hoopguru]

depends on what the mutation is obviously, but this concept of herd immunity is inherently reflective of mutations

Is it true that if you've had the virus and recover you cannot get it again?

 

[Orion Bailey]

Is it true that if you've had the virus and recover you cannot get it again?

why would he know? He has been Ill for quite some time now...

 

[crandc]

Reason why so hard to develop vaccine for HIV and cold is viruses mutate rapidly. And why we need new flu shot every year.

 

[Hoopguru]

why would he know? He has been Ill for quite some time now...

I though he was a doctor?

 

[Orion Bailey]

I though he was a doctor?

bad joke. His name here used to be yuzuza. He changed it to ILLmatic a year ago or so.

 

[Hoopguru]

bad joke. His name here used to be yuzuza. He changed it to ILLmatic a year ago or so.

I do remember him.

 

[illmatic99]

Is it true that if you've had the virus and recover you cannot get it again?

High likelihood but never 100% certain. Fauci said the same

 

[illmatic99]

I though he was a doctor?

Scientist. Med school dreams died long ago.

 

[e_blazer]

High likelihood but never 100% certain. Fauci said the same

Yup. He also said that the core of the virus hasn’t changed and that the mutations they’ve seen shouldn’t affect vaccine development.

 

[Mediocre Man]

"Researchers say the virus appears to mutate very slowly, with only tiny differences between the different strains, and that none of the strains of the virus is more deadly than another."
The story has just turned "non-eventful".

Thankfully. For now anyway

 

[Lanny]

why would he know? He has been Ill for quite some time now...

Because that's his profession which makes him, by definition, an expert.

 

[barfo]

Is it true that if you've had the virus and recover you cannot get it again?

Close: If you've had the virus and do not recover, you cannot get it again.

barfo