As Omicron strains spread, is this the forever plague? - Sydney Morning Herald

Almost a year ago to the day, in the middle of a freezing Melbourne winter, a young woman fell sick. The bug soon spread to her young housemates.

Whatever the answer, it remains true that if you slow infections you slow mutations and handicap viral evolution. Globally, humanity has proven unable to do this, in part because less than two-thirds… [+12330 chars]

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