COVID-19/Coronavirus: Away From The World

[Josh.0]

This thing is getting its ass kicked. DMB should announce a late summer/fall tour.

[gweeps]

Originally Posted by mario You are denying that varients are a threat despite every doctor in America talking about them. That's denying science.

They're only a threat inasmuch as we don't mitigate the virus properly i.e. what I mentioned above.

[mario]

Originally Posted by gweeps They're only a threat inasmuch as we don't mitigate the virus properly i.e. what I mentioned above.

They're a threat in that the more the virus spreads, the more it can mutate to something we can't control with a vaccine.

[Josh.0]

Based on what existing science related to coronaviruses?

We’ll wait.

Spoiler:

HOAX!

[gweeps]

Originally Posted by mario They're a threat in that the more the virus spreads, the more it can mutate to something we can't control with a vaccine.

Maybe that's why influenza is so tricky? The human race couldn't get vaccinated when time was on their side.

[Wildcats82]

Originally Posted by Josh.0 This thing is getting its ass kicked. DMB should announce a late summer/fall tour.

They already have a tour planned this year

[DMBCLSTJ]

Originally Posted by Wildcats82 They already have a tour planned this year

I'm guessing he is assuming the June/July/Aug dates will be cancelled.

[Josh.0]

Originally Posted by gweeps Maybe that's why influenza is so tricky? The human race couldn't get vaccinated when time was on their side.

Nah, the flu mutates much, much faster than coronaviruses like COVID-19. It’s an entirely different beast. The spike protein (and targeting the spike protein) is a big factor that makes COVID-19 so unique...but also something we have a very very very good chance of beating, unlike the flu, because we’re able to target that spike protein specifically (which appears to be a part of all strains; it’s needed for the virus to invade human cells).

Last I heard, COVID is projected to have something below 25 mutations per year. The flu has ~50+. SARS-CoV-2 is also - genomically - twice as complex as common flu strains. When you add these factors together, the seasonal flu mutates about 4x faster/more frequently than SARS-CoV-2. I’ll see if I can dig up where I read this.

[Wildcats82]

I have tickets to 2 shows in April that are still being promoted. I'm not counting on them happening. And I have a ticket to Rage Against the machine in August in NYC. Not counting on that either

[mario]

Originally Posted by gweeps Maybe that's why influenza is so tricky? The human race couldn't get vaccinated when time was on their side.

Influenza is tricky because by the time a vaccine can be ready the season is over.

Covid is much more infectious and serious, thus there is no seasonality to it.

[Josh.0]

Here it is:

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[Josh.0]

Originally Posted by mario Influenza is tricky because by the time a vaccine can be ready the season is over. Covid is much more infectious and serious, thus there is no seasonality to it.

This is all wrong as usual.

[Vorony]

Originally Posted by mario Influenza is tricky because by the time a vaccine can be ready the season is over. Covid is much more infectious and serious, thus there is no seasonality to it.

LOL what?!?! This isn’t even close to being factually accurate.

[mario]

Originally Posted by Vorony LOL what?!?! This isn’t even close to being factually accurate.

Cool story?


The flu vaccine is a guess into the future, it is not created in response to the flu strain.