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Old 14th Mar 2020, 05:59
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Originally Posted by RatherBeFlying
Denti's talking epidemiology

Covid19 spreads like the common cold; so, a strong probability just about all of us will be exposed to it over the next few years. Identified cases tend to be the severe ones, but at least that denominator (positive tests) is known. Silent infections are likely a much larger denominator that we don't really know at present.

As for a vaccine, they've been trying for many decades to develop one against a fellow coronavirus, the common cold.
Yes some colds are caused by coronaviruses, but most are caused by rhinoviruses.
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