• rekabis@lemmy.ca
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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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        5 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.