For those of us who sweated over such unvaccinable, uncontrollable foes as HIV and HCV, SARS-CoV-2 is actually interesting cuz it CONSTANTLY shows us its weaknesses. There are several...

One weakness is that its Ro is not out of control, like measles. Estimated at between 2 and 5.
But that doesn't actually mean that nCoV always transmits to 2 or 5 others.
Most (80%) of pts transmit to nobody. So how is it getting ahead?...

This is key: COVID virus relies HEAVILY on superspreader events (SSE) to propagate in a population. If you could shut down SSE, you seriously undercut its threat.
And here's the thing. We know a lot about how to cut down on SSE...

The methods include limiting large crowds, where these amplifying events occur. They include taking extraordinary efforts to stop amplification events in nursing homes, prisons, military facilities, slaughterhouses.
These are all virus heaven...

SARS-CoV-2 also requires that it leave the body to spread, unlike HIV and HCV. And it is physically a weakling, with an outsized target for UV (30kb RNA genome= vulnerable), a fragile lipid envelope. It melts before alcohols, anything that foams, UV black light...

Yet our mitigation efforts fail us bc of crazy, short-term idiocies like permitting large religious revivals, with singing, speaking in tongues, whatever TF goes on there.
That is unbelievably self-defeating.

This virus COULD be vanquished w/responsible leadership.