Does anyone remember SARS? It was an outbreak that started on November 1st, 2002 and ended on July 31st, 2003....with the last few cases in 2004.
Well, the full name of that virus was
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV later relabeled SARS-CoV-1). As a reference, COVID19 is properly called
SARS-CoV-2 and "
novel (i.e.new) coronavirus"...because it's a new strain of SARS. SARS was also traced back to China, particularly to their Horseshoe Bats. But what's interesting to me is the following (from
Wikipedia):
Symptoms (same) - Fever, persistent dry cough, headache, muscle pains, difficulty breathing
Complications (same) - Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) with other comorbidities that eventually leads to death
Transmission (same) - Contact of the mucous membranes with respiratory droplets or fomites.
Prevention (same) - Hand washing, disinfecting areas, basic hygiene measures, cough etiquette, avoiding close contact with infected persons, avoiding travel to affected areas; "
In certain cases, natural ventilation by opening doors and windows is documented to help to decrease the indoor concentration of virus particles...The containment was achieved through successful public health measures. "
Prognosis - 9.5% chance of death (all countries)
Frequency - 8,098 cases
Deaths - 774 known
Vaccine - None; from the page: "
...identification and development of novel vaccines and medicines to treat SARS was a priority for governments and public health agencies around the world...however...no field-ready SARS vaccine had been completed because likely market-driven priorities had ended funding".
^In other words, there was no money to be made.
When we finally implemented those same preventative measures for this new strain cases reached an all-time low as of the beginning of this year (2021)...but these same successful measures were ended
as soon as vaccines were authorized. And now as cases rose during this year the unvaccinated were vilified.