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Originally Posted by POND_OF_RED
So are we still considering this a novel virus if we have a team of experts working on all these charts and stuff? I’m assuming with how much people are praising Fauci and his knowledge of the virus that it’s not considered novel anymore. Is that correct or is it just a huge contradiction to the English language?
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A novel virus is one that has never been seen in humans before. Has nothing to do with how much knowledge there is about the virus, it will always be novel. Now if this strain mutates into a new virus it won't be novel as its origin in humans was already known.