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The Big Question: What Kind of Immunity Will Omicron Provide? (with Bill Hanage)

In the Bubble with Andy Slavitt

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Virus doesn't evolve to be less virulent, it evolves in order to maximize its transmission. People are counting on the fact that whatever immunity we get from accommination of things we have omacron delta will hold up really well no matter what variants come our way. There isn't any reason to think that priori i think that natural selection comes up with a successful virus while being more virulent.

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