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In Reply to: Moderna doesn't require the extreme cold storage... posted by Jim Pearce on November 14, 2020 at 08:02:32:
to Catholics): but I'd say the odds on the disappearance of our species through the agency of a bug in the short term is highly, highly unlikely. We have had millions of years, after all, to evolve defenses. That said, viruses or other pathogens that cause large-scale death? That is possible, but again, with organizations like the WHO, and the resources of modern science, not likely.The Spanish Flu, at its worst, was not an extinct-threatening event.
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- Well, technically nothing is inconceivable (apologies - tinear 11/14/2010:50:05 11/14/20 (3)
- modern science be damned... - Jim Pearce 11:06:45 11/14/20 (2)
- RE: modern science be damned... - rivervalley817 11:13:39 11/14/20 (0)
- 19th is too recent. I prefer treating the infected like they did - tinear 11:10:48 11/14/20 (0)