Animals likely started the pandemic. They'll likely keep it going, too.
Published at : November 08, 2021
Animals likely started the pandemic.
They'll likely keep it going, too.
Since the pandemic hit, a number of countries have pursued a "zero COVID-19" strategy — like New Zealand, Australia, Taiwan, and China.
The idea is to do a hard lockdown to stop transmission entirely, so that controls can be mostly abandoned afterwards.
As a temporary strategy to buy time until vaccines are available, that makes a good deal of sense.
The American COVID death rate is 10 times that of Vietnam, 34 times that of Australia, and 384 times that of New Zealand.
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But unfortunately, the coronavirus will almost certainly be with us for the foreseeable future — unlike smallpox, it will never be eradicated.
One reason is animal reservoirs.
reports The New York Times on a new study estimating that about 80 percent of the white-tailed deer in the state of Iowa tested positive for the coronavirus.
They'll likely keep it going, too.
Since the pandemic hit, a number of countries have pursued a "zero COVID-19" strategy — like New Zealand, Australia, Taiwan, and China.
The idea is to do a hard lockdown to stop transmission entirely, so that controls can be mostly abandoned afterwards.
As a temporary strategy to buy time until vaccines are available, that makes a good deal of sense.
The American COVID death rate is 10 times that of Vietnam, 34 times that of Australia, and 384 times that of New Zealand.
To stay up to date with latest top stories, make sure to subscribe to this YouTube channel by clicking the button above this video!
But unfortunately, the coronavirus will almost certainly be with us for the foreseeable future — unlike smallpox, it will never be eradicated.
One reason is animal reservoirs.
reports The New York Times on a new study estimating that about 80 percent of the white-tailed deer in the state of Iowa tested positive for the coronavirus.
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