CV and mad panic behaviour

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And now for the new Sth African variant which kicks Delta’s arse:  Doomsday’ Covid variant detected in South Africa even worse than Delta strain, Hun.

If this is correct there is also a variant coming in Sth America as well, Brazil / Peru that looks quite bad as well.

But it is interesting listening to the epidemiologists. If a variant becomes is too lethal it turns out it will kill / maim too fast to spread widely, the most deadly virus is the one that strikes a balance between lethality and transmission.

I've heard a nice analogy about pest control. To control pests the best solutions are the ones that allow the chemical to be taken back to the colony and spread before killing the infected. If a control measure kills too quickly the infected die in the field before they take it back to the colony. This is why most rodent or ant control chemicals kill slowly, they allow the control measure to be taken back and fed to the colony before impacting the initial wave. The same applies to the virus, if infected become too sick too soon and pass away too quickly, it won't spread as much. I realise this is little comfort to the families of the departed!