[ExI] covid or cold?

[Rafal Smigrodzki]

On Fri, Dec 24, 2021 at 12:05 AM spike jones via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

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> I keep hearing that the omicron variant looks and acts like a common
> cold.  If so, this is exactly what was predicted: eventually a killer-flu
> mutates into something more contagious and more benign.  What we still
> don’t know is if one brand of covid protects the catcher from the other
> brands.  If it does, then omicron is the end of this tragic nightmare.
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### There is immunological cross-reactivity between various Covid variants,
so an infection provides some protection against reinfection by multiple
other variants. However, the tragic nightmare is a godsend to poseurs and
power-grabbers, so I wouldn't be too optimistic that a mere lack of
lethality will end it ;(

Rafal
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