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  • Quacksalber@sh.itjust.works
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    2 days ago

    Corona has become endemic. It’s death rate is now barely above the flu. It is here to stay. Isn’t that exactly that equilibrium the quote was speaking of?

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      It only worked out this away, as we become more resistant to it thanks to herd-vaccination. If it hadn’t been for our research it would most certainly stayed pandemic.

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        And the death toll would have been higher if we just let it spread freely before vaccinations were available.