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LisaL

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2. Yep, it adapts and evolves to infect as many people as possible.

Reply to hellno45 (Reply #1)

Tue Aug 18, 2020, 01:40 PM

Aug 2020

Being more infectious but less deadly certainly achieves that goal. But I think we pretty much had this mutant virus from the start, so our deaths is with less deadly virus.

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If its been around since Feb I'm not sure the 170,000 who have already died would agree hellno45 Aug 2020 #1

Yep, it adapts and evolves to infect as many people as possible. LisaL Aug 2020 #2

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speculative. but good news. stopdiggin Aug 2020 #5

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