Do people know that the 1890 pandemic was likely caused by another coronavirus, OC43 (that was then novel?) Nowadays, no longer novel, it is one of the causes of the common cold. We're obviously not living in the OC43 pandemic since, and we won't live in a COVID pandemic forever.
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And I disagree, and explained why, but I've already said my piece. I do not know enough to comment on depletion of naive population. We will assuredly reach some level. Whether we can live with the level is another matter entirely.
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Wow. So here's what I got for disagreeing with her.pic.twitter.com/5F5VceCodt
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I agree, basically. Isn't clear OC43 caused pandemic in 1889 & can't assume
#SARSCoV2 will become common cold. Hopefully, but some endemic viruses (eg flu) remain serious. But pandemic will become less-severe endemic as more immunity. BTW, here's flu mortality in 1918 & after:pic.twitter.com/e4fG9XMllh
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Flu mortality stats from here (https://www.jstor.org/stable/30114117 ). Also has stats for H2N2 and H3N2 in pandemic and subsequent seasons, which were never nearly as deadly as 1918.
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