I wonder if lockdown was the final nail for it. I’ve been wondering if there were any variants of common illnesses we’ll never see again because it required more human cross contact to sustain its population.
We should do a winter lockdown every decade, just to keep it clean.
But won’t someone think of the shareholders!?!?
Or the kids? It was terrible for their education and social development. Hard to weigh the pros and cons there.
It had a huge impact on my kids. You are not wrong. The teachers were unprepared and often left to their own devices. I will tell you that older teachers and technology don’t mix. And it was like Christmas for all the kids who stayed in physical classrooms because now class was only 15 kids instead of 35. Sure, most of these kids are on their 4th round of covid, and my kids have still yet to get it, but it was two very important years that just went “POOF.” I need both hands and feet to count the grandparents I am personally aware of that are now KIA due to stubbornness. The whole time was a shit show, and we learned nothing from it. My oldest had some pretty sever issues due to the depression of the whole thing. Better than getting covid and checking out, yeah no question, but still f’d
I’m pretty sure covid 19 was a big fluke. I believe we will never, ever achieve that level of global cooperation again against a health crisis.
Scientists first reported the apparent disappearance of Yamagata viruses in 2021. At that time, experts speculated that precautions taken to stop the spread of COVID-19 — such as masking and social distancing — had not only driven the overall number of flu cases to historic lows but may have completely snuffed out this type of flu virus.
Yup, basically. Everyone went inside, stayed inside, wore masks and got their vaccines. That was enough to kill a flu variant.
It would be wonderful if we could get staying home when you’re sick, wearing a mask if you might be sick and getting your vaccines to become the norm.
I wonder what other viruses we could eliminate if we had a seasonal quarantine.
One less, 120 to go.
Cut off one head, two more shall take its place.
“At that time, experts speculated that precautions taken to stop the spread of COVID-19 — such as masking and social distancing — had not only driven the overall number of flu cases to historic lows but may have completely snuffed out this type of flu virus. “.
Handwashing, masking, distancing, and isolation when sick were simple yet effective behavioral measures taken by the population of the world which actively caused this extinction of the Yamagata lineage. We did it, collectively folks. Congratulations!
An extinction even we can be proud of!
Don’t forget smallpox! (Polio still has pockets where it lives, but no longer a threat to general world population)
