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Originally Posted by soundman98
isn't it really late in the game to be still hunting for the origin? i mean, it's now mutated enough that the original vaccine is getting questionable results.
i feel like we're entering the 4th quarter, and people are still complaining about that 1st quarter upset...
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Knowing how something originated and/or from whence it came could certainly help us avoid future similar events. You have to address the symptoms, but you also need to know the cause before you can truly eradicate a problem.
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Originally Posted by weederr33
I feel it's people trying to scapegoat for the poor handling when it first happened and they are trying to find anyone or anything to escape it.
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There is no way to address that without discussing politics, but I'm hoping I can just state that nothing about Covid was handled perfectly by anyone, nor is it currently being handled perfectly. At the time Covid was discovered and it became increasingly obvious that it needed to be addressed quickly and seriously, certain measures that would have been helpful were shot down with accusations of xenophobia and racism simply due to party-driven political discord. We also have several vaccines now thanks to the previous administration that were formulated in an historically short period of time. Saying that Covid had "poor hadnling when it first happened" is a statement of opinion, despite that it is oft delivered as if it were a fact. Yes, it could have been done better but the blame for the parts of the handling that were poor is very difficult to place on any one person, party, or other political, social, or scientific entity.
The quest for knowledge of Covid's origin, and the continued battle against the virus, are necessary and commendable. I agree that finding a scapegoat, for anything, is and always will be a worthless endeavor. I also agree that burying mistakes and missteps in the handling of Covid, by anyone, is harmful. Finding the true cause of Covid, however, would be extremely valuable going forward.