RE: https://zeroes.ca/@datum/116288248099142236

#COVID19 QUESTION:

at the beginning of the pandemic some scientists created a site graphing all its mutations and it blew mind by how many there were.

i think they stopped due to the speed of reports. am assuming its a consequence of how well epidemiology systems are integrated to the internet.

SO:

1. are we seeing more mutations vs other viruses due to faster reporting or because the virus itself is prone to mutate fast?

2. what makes #SARSCOV2 mutate so much? reinfections w/o immunity?

@blogdiva

I'm not an expert here, but I'd guess that most widespread infectious viral illnesses mutate like that, it's just that we looked very carefully at COVID with modern high tech sequencing techniques.