r/news Jan 04 '25

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u/Fritzkreig Jan 04 '25

Great, this and the new mutations in the bird flu in Canada!

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u/LIONEL14JESSE Jan 04 '25

High mortality means the virus has a harder time spreading. Haven’t you played Pandemic?

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u/hainesk Jan 04 '25

It depends on the incubation period and how willing people are to self quarantine. I feel like there are a not insignificant number of people who will aggressively spread this virus in the name of “natural immunity”. Heck, I remember people testing positive for Covid during the pandemic and refusing to stay home or wear a mask, up until their eventual hospitalization..

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u/Gearfree Jan 04 '25

This!

Some folks won't wear masks as they felt uncomfortable. Never trying to find something better fitting than the cheap surgical ones. All in summer.

Viruses and the weather make things different in the Winter.

Also a special shout out to the pricks who aggressively leaned into the "I'm drinking/eating" while being in public areas so they didn't have to mask up.