Coronavirus may never go away, even with a vaccine

[SoonerPride]

This article is a fantastic and eye opening piece. There is no quick fix. There is no return to normal.
There will be a new normal and that starts now.

Embracing that reality is crucial to the next phase of America’s pandemic response, experts say.


There’s a good chance the coronavirus will never go away.
Even after a vaccine is discovered and deployed, the coronavirus will likely remain for decades to come, circulating among the world’s population.
Experts call such diseases endemic — stubbornly resisting efforts to stamp them out. Think measles, HIV, chickenpox.
It is a daunting proposition — a coronavirus-tinged world without a foreseeable end. But experts in epidemiology, disaster planning and vaccine development say embracing that reality is crucial to the next phase of America’s pandemic response. The long-term nature of covid-19, they say, should serve as a call to arms for the public, a road map for the trillions of dollars Congress is spending and a fixed navigational point for the nation’s current, chaotic state-by-state patchwork strategy.
With so much else uncertain, the[ persistence of the novel virus is one of the few things we can count on about the future. That doesn’t mean the situation will always be as dire. There are already four endemic coronaviruses that circulate continuously, causing the common cold. And many experts think this virus will become the fifth — its effects growing milder as immunity spreads and our bodies adapt to it over time.
For now, though, most people have not been infected and remain susceptible. And the highly transmissible disease has surged in recent weeks, even in countries that initially succeeded in suppressing it. Left alone, experts say, it will simply keep burning through the world’s population.



“This virus is here to stay,” said Sarah Cobey, an epidemiologist and evolutionary biologist at the University of Chicago. “The question is, how do we live with it safely?”

Much more at the link. Should be in front of any paywall.


https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2020/05/27/coronavirus-endemic/

[BannonsLiver]

1. Yes, here's a shovel full of the doom you'll be living with for the rest of your life

But you’ll need to pay for said doom first. Gotta love for profit media.

[BigmanPigman]

2. I was listening to a scientist on CNN

this past weekend and he was saying the same things as in the article. As I listened to him I realized that what he was saying is probably the most realistic and likely scenario. After reading this article I am even more certain that this will be the route it takes.

Prepare yourself mentally, financially and emotionally, as well as physically (if you can) for this outcome.

[SoonerPride]

5. Yes. This.

I think the trump Admin and president keep pedaling quick fixes and magic bullets.

Those are extremely unlikely.

[EllieBC]

3. I hope everyone reads the entire article even though doom headlines are sexy

“ And many experts think this virus will become the fifth — its effects growing milder as immunity spreads and our bodies adapt to it over time.”

[RazzleCat]

4. I don't disagree

I had a talk with a friend about this. We decided these were the likely outcomes.

1. It mutates to a milder form.

2. We get better medication for treating the symptoms, giving better outcomes.

3. We manage to more of a heard immunity. Not you won't get it again, but lesser symptoms.

4. A vaccine.

[Demsrule86]

6. No it won't...within three years 1918 flu was gone ...couldn't find any to study.

It will mutate out of existence ...takes time. Seriously all the doom and gloom is not helpful.

[SoonerPride]

7. Seriously facing reality is helpful

This isn’t a flu strain

It’s a Coronavirus

[Ms. Toad]

10. The rate and extent of mutation of coonaviruses is very different than influenza viruses.

I don't know what will ultimately happen - I haven't studied that aspect of it yet. But I do know that there are significant differences between the two kinds of viruses that matter.

[empedocles]

8. Sooner, I subscribe to Wapo. How can I copy at length from Wapo?

Thanks, in advance

[SoonerPride]

9. I use the WaPo app

And can easily select text to copy and paste on my phone 🤷🏻?♂️

Does that help?

[empedocles]

11. Thanks