Wachter isn’t the only expert to raise the possibility of an equally transmissible but more lethal pandemic pathogen. COVID’s ability to infect more efficiently has skyrocketed since 2019, soaring from near the bottom of the list of contagious diseases to near the top, where it battles with measles for supremacy.
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22
2023
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May
22
2023
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22
2023
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22
2023
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15
2023
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08
2023
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08
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05
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24
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