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In reply to the discussion: India. Pay attention to India. [View all]Celerity
(54,010 posts)I have read both peer-reviewed and pre-print scientific articles and papers on a multiplicity of subjects, including bio-science and immunology.
Big claims require big evidence, and you providing no links is very problematic.
I always back up my positings with evidence (especially when requested to do so) and never would disdainfully insult another poster simply because they made an informational enquiry.
You come on here and slag off the OP in multiple posts, make huge claims, plus now insult me AND provide no links. That does not do wonders for your credibility at all.
You should post a few articles as a good faith gesture and let me be the judge of what I know and/or can comprehend in terms of viral mutational patterns. For example, I already am familiar with how the D614G spike protein mutation has increased the affinity of the SARS-CoV-2 virus to bind to the ACE2 enzyme (this increasing infectivity and severity), a mutation that first was discussed in the literature around mid 2020, if not before. I also know that unlike, say, influenza viruses, coronavirus are not usually subject to antigenic drift.
I do not (and never would) claim to be a pharmacology, molecular biology or biochemistry expert, but I can find my way around most papers, given a sufficient enough time-frame to acclimate myself.