The government is reluctant to remove mask usage for one reason only:Max Headroom wrote: ↑Mon, 09 Nov 2020 9:35 amI think they're not keen to remove masks any time soon, the main reason being is that once borders open up significantly, cases will be sure to rise, meaning unless we're wearing our masks, transmissions will rise commensurately.
The Netherlands also wiped out their mink farms.Max Headroom wrote:Speaking of mutating, some ferret farm in Denmark has been found to be churning out a strain of Covid that has mutated its corona physiology, to the extent that it looks like it's going to render the better known vaccines in the pipeline at least somewhat less effective. Should this get out of hand, these vaccines could well turn out to be as good as obsolete before they're even available.
And it gets worse: evidently, this particular Covid strain has already jumped to people.
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