As happens every year with every new flu strain. It takes too long to develop a vaccine in the same time frame of the current virus
this is not just a new flu strain
And how so? Because there are other Corona viruses that have been in existence for years? While they maybe similar, there are still differences enough that as we both agree there is no current vaccine.....because it does take so long to develop one specific to the current strain. Yes???
We learned that a few years ago.....that vaccines are made 'in the hope' of being the right one for whichever type of flu is going around that season. Unfortunately then, we didn't have the correct vaccine and/or enough to go around.
So yes, in many ways this does happen every year with each new flu season...…….and I'm asking serious questions for dialogue & debate to understand what you meant by that...….not trying to be pissy
It's not just the flu. It's different from the Flu. It has unique characteristics and it can be stopped. We don't even discuss stopping seasonal flu. Whether it will be or not depends on it's characteristics and how effective quarantines are. Of particular interest is the effect of warmer more humid whether which will start in few more months in most of effected areas.
I don't know......maybe, maybe not. There is just too much information coming out so fast, that it's really hard to tell which is fact & which is fiction, as much of it contradicts each other. And still there is much to learn about it. I still think using common sense, taking precautions, washing hands, stay away from sick people, building your immune system to fight it off, etc is probably the best chances of either not getting the virus or fighting off the worst of it.
So far we've had 9? deaths in the US (Washington state), most of those were from the same Nursing home with elderly/sick patients. Has the virus peaked here yet??? Probably not. Will there be more deaths from it? More than likely yes. But given the timeframe of it showing here in the last 2 months and our overall numbers (confirmed cases, and deaths) currently, I don't suspect it to get much worse...….as in millions infected with hundreds of deaths. And I'm talking here in the US. cause I think the higher numbers in China are because of China. but that's another story in itself & won't go there.