Dr. Evil
20×102mm Vulcan
1. The Mrs. is lucky to have you looking out for her as you do.Yes, that's true...probably because a few of the early papers I read (they were correct) showed excellent data that this was a "novel" coronavirus. I
Indeed it was....but my lack of knowledge of coronavirus molecular biology in particular (mutational frequency most specifically) led me to buy into the fear early on.
Also it became obvious that the ChiComs created it in Wuhan.
Much of that was due to Mrs. prambo's compromised immunity - I'm preternaturally protective of her.
But I slowly, too slowly, saw that even though the virus was originally really nasty, it wouldn't stay that way.
Because of the steadfast prodding of yourself, @holdover and others here, I kept reading and learning, and it quickly became obvious SARS-CoV-2 was rapidly changing and not the reincarnation of Ebola.
When FauXi started flapping his semen-stained lips it was obvious the fix was in.
Thanks for the compliments, they are hardly deserved.
2. You're way too modest.