06-17-2021, 01:36 PM
Yup, as I’m sure PeterB knows, that’s the way evolution works. If there’s a way of increasing transmissibility, given enough time and coronaviruses in the wild, life will find a way, often repeatedly.
Increased pathogenicity doesn’t typically benefit the virus though, so we can hope that drift will make for a less deadly, albeit more contagious virus. But that’s just hope at this point.
Increased pathogenicity doesn’t typically benefit the virus though, so we can hope that drift will make for a less deadly, albeit more contagious virus. But that’s just hope at this point.