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Splinty

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You may need to educate me there because as I understand it - attenuation means a lessening of intensity.

Do you mean there isn't immunity, but the impact of infection is lessened?
I mean exactly as you described. Hey weakened virus could result in an antibody response that's protective without making the person very sick or killing them. Hey look we just came up with how vaccines work.
 

Filthy

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I hope that's true. You would expect some level of cross immunity from infection. This kind of attenuation would be awesome.
except that you're one variant removed from higher transmissibility AND higher mortality.
 

Enock-O-Lypse Now!

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