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Influenza lineage extinction during the COVID-19 pandemic? (www.nature.com)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago)

MaSks aNd sOcIaL DiStAnCinG aRe jUsT gOvErNmEnT's aTtEmPt tO cOnTrOl Us. Meanwhile multiple viruses are being almost wiped out.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 3 years ago

Relevant XKCD

Ponytail stands facing Cueball and Megan in front of a poster board.Ponytail is pointing a stick to the board reading "Current List" with bullet points beneath. The first bullet reads Influenza B/Yamagata. Four further bulletpoints follow, which are left indistinct. Ponytail says: "Influenza's genetic diversity has declined druing the pandemic, and the B/Yamagata lineage is at risk of extinction. Which would be such a shame." Megan says: "Yeah, I'm sooooooo worried about it." Cueball says: "We'd be just heartbroken!" Caption: "When a pathogen that scientists really don't like is close to disappearing, it gets added to the sarcastic endangered species list."