How will the coronavirus develop? Scientists presented the scenarios

We have been living with the coronavirus for over 1,5 years and it does not seem to disappear any time soon. On the contrary, the Delta variant has contributed to the fact that Europe is fighting the fourth wave of the pandemic. What’s next? The answer to this question comes from the theory of evolution.

1. When COVID-19 vaccines appeared, people around the world believed the pandemic was over
2. However, knowing the theory of evolution, it was possible to predict that this was a very optimistic scenario. The nature of the virus is to fight back when survival is at stake
3. The theory of evolution can also be applied to the future. In this way, you can guess what awaits us later in the context of the coronavirus pandemic
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Why does the coronavirus mutate and we can’t eliminate it?

To understand why the coronavirus is with us all the time and does not want to let go, you have to look at it as a living organism. Its overriding goal is to survive by finding for itself its “host”, that is, man. The virus keeps mutating, both as a result of genetic errors and evolution. The most effective mutations begin to repeat themselves.

All living organisms undergo various types of mutations in the course of evolution. When an individual comes into the world with a new trait, and this one turns out to be useful, he will pass it on to his descendants. Thanks to it, they too can survive and pass the mutation on. The same is true for viruses. Those that are the most contagious and elude vaccines or drugs will survive.

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This can be seen very clearly in the case of the coronavirus. The SARS-CoV-2 variant from Wuhan was replaced relatively quickly by the Alpha (British) variant, which turned out to be much more infectious. One person could pass it on to more people. Then the time came for the Delta variant (Indian) – not only more infectious, but also infecting faster, and at the same time, to some extent, eluding vaccines. This is why today people all over the world become infected mainly with this variant. Evolutionarily, it turned out to be the best at the moment, so it is the fastest to spread.

But the evolution does not end there. The virus continues to mutate. In fact, any infected person can be the source of the virus that will change in such a way that it will soon supersede the Delta variant.

We can be pretty sure that new mutations will appear. There is also concern that there will be a variant that will be completely resistant to the coronavirus vaccines currently available.

Why don’t vaccines stop the coronavirus mutation?

Vaccinated people may wonder why COVID-19 preparations did not end the pandemic, and why the Delta variant may continue to infect them. The answer is again with the theory of evolution. COVID-19 vaccines sprung to stop the Wuhan coronavirus. And they succeeded. The problem is that they didn’t completely eradicate the virus. This is because the percentage of vaccinated people is still too low, but also because vaccinated people also transmit the virus. Even if they do not become infected themselves, they can be carriers of it, enabling its further evolution.

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Also, as the virus wants to survive, you have to keep that in mind privileged are those mutations which can escape vaccines.

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What’s next for the coronavirus? Will it continue to evolve?

Bearing in mind the theory of evolution, it must be assumed that the coronavirus will continue to mutate. Subsequent variants of the virus will have a higher R-rate (meaning one person will be able to infect more people), a shorter incubation period (less time from infection to symptom onset), and greater immunity to vaccines.

Scientists, however, disagree as to when such changes will occur. Some believe that the virus is already reaching its peak, after which its strength will begin to weaken. The British Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) has analyzed possible scenarios for the development of the coronavirus. Researchers concluded that minor mutations could accumulate and make currently available vaccines less effective. In order to deal with the virus then, additional doses of the anti-COVID-19 preparation will be necessary.

An alternative version of events, according to SAGE, is that due to more serious mutations, current vaccines may no longer be an effective solution. Then it will be necessary to “rebuild” them.

Another scenario being considered by SAGE is that the coronavirus could spread to animals and then attack humans again. This is a particularly disturbing prospect, because such a mutant virus can be even more harmful to homo sapiens representatives.

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