RE: Funny L201 Dec 2021 21:40
The thing though is, its only a general rule that Viruses become less Severe with mutation. and unfortunately, covid has in fact tended to increase severity across mutation.
What bothers me is this. Africa is characterized by a population that has an average age of 65. Because its highly unlikely you will get to 80 with all the AIDS, Ebola, Malaria, Dysentery and the like floating around. The West is characterized by lots and lots of dead epidemiological dry tinder. Millions of frail, NHS over-kempt geriatrics that would pass away if a strong breeze hit them. Lethality is a combination of both transmissivity (which in turn defines how quickly geriatrics over run the ITU wards), and Severity (which defines both how likely you will become symptomatic and also how likely younger people will also get sick once they contract covid). A small increase in transmissivity, mindful of how frail some of these old b*ggers are, could result in a drastic increase in hospitalization and general national bedwettery. whilst the BBC video the only 33 year old with an oxygen tent on their head across the whole NHS, whilst omitting to mention they have a BMI similar to that of a London double Decker bus.