• naun@lemmy.world
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    8 days ago

    We won’t. This virus is only transmitted in close contact. None of the the science-based community I follow are worried, so I’m not worried.

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      7 days ago

      Some variants like the Andes strain are developing the ability to be human-transmissible. It has been recorded jumping from one human host to the next in prior outbreaks. Once it evolves to be trivially-transmissible, all bets are off.

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        7 days ago

        My comment addressed the Andes strain. Although it is human transmissable, it requires close contact. That’s why it’s currently not much of a concern.

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          6 days ago

          “Prior transmissions of the strain did not have ‘close contact’.”

          https://youtu.be/rO4Xd5PfIo0

          Featuring Prof. Joseph Allen, Professor of Exposure Assessment Science at Harvard University.

          I’m more inclined to listen to experts in their field.