15 September
15 September · 23:05 UTC
Paul Ewald, one of my favourite thinkers on microbes, on why public health measures don't just stop people getting sick, they actually change the virulence (danger) of the virus itself. The virus evolves in real time towards mildness when you prevent people gathering in large groups. This will explain I'm almost certain why the virus is killing fewer people now (as well as fewer people getting it), and why relaxing restrictions would do the opposite. https://www.courier-journal.com/story/opinion/2020/05/01/coronavirus-kentucky-dont-relax-measures-curb-spread/3051140001/
Nick Dee shared a link.