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RegularJam

(914 posts)

7. It won't be natural selection.

Reply to Wanderlust988 (Original post)

Tue May 4, 2021, 09:10 AM

May 2021

It's going to lead us to a situation similar to todays flu, only with greater health risks.

In twenty years there will be panels determining which strain is going to be most prevalent in the upcoming season and issuing the multiple variants of the vaccine accordingly. Our initial reaction, along with vaccine hesitancy, is compounding the problem moving forward.

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Re: COVID-19...at which point do we let natural selection take over? [View all] Wanderlust988 May 2021 OP

That's the thing about natural selection. We don't let or not let it do anything. It just does. Scrivener7 May 2021 #1

That's what I was going to say. Smart people will continue to protect outselves. lagomorph777 May 2021 #5

I for one think that natural selection/evolution has failed the human race. We're just abqtommy May 2021 #2

Soon. Maybe July. Once everyone who wants the jab has it. GulfCoast66 May 2021 #3

Yeah, we were planning on going to Charlotte for vacation around hubbys birthday in Aug. lark May 2021 #4

We are human beings, not plants or animals. milestogo May 2021 #6

It won't be natural selection. RegularJam May 2021 #7