Coronavirus: Are more waves of Covid-19 inevitable? - BBC World Service

As different countries tackle spikes of coronavirus cases and lockdowns return to some places, it’s becoming clear that Covid-19 will be with us for a while.

Many past pandemics such as the Spanish flu have had several waves of infection and first waves can be dwarfed by later ones. Could second and third waves from other pandemics give us a clue about how Covid-19's likely to continue spreading? And what's the difference between a 'spike' and 'wave'? Scientists are keeping a close eye on lots of mutations to the virus in case it develops into a strain with the potential to trigger even bigger waves.

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[francismausley]

Repeated waves are frightening... "O Lord, protect us from what lieth in front of us and behind us, above our heads, on our right, on our left, below our feet and every other side to which we are exposed. Verily, Thy protection over all things is unfailing." ~ Baha'i Prayer

[OrionNebulaSunLight]

Despite knowing in advance, the management is not as good as it should be.

[timshanemelton]

a neighbor 3 houses just become the 3rd person I've known that pass'd this summer from covid-19 and temperature is supposed to drop down to 35' Tuesday here & people are bracing

[containedhurricane]

I think the pandemic would be over soon, since some vaccines have been made. I'm just worried about the next virus

[robotron]

The Covid vaccine is the virus, that’s why they are so desperate to vaccinate all the 🐑 as they will be dying and the beast media will be blaming Covid 1984.

[robmatfin]

My new favourite hobby is reading the comments below BBC con-rona videos on YT. Auntie, the game is well and truly up. BBC staff (and especially presenters) stand by to become hated.

[daduondaduon]

Rule, Britannia! Britannia, rules the waves!
Britons never, never, never shall be slaves.
When Britain first, at heaven's command,
Arose from out the azure main,
This was the charter of the land,
And Guardian Angels sang this strain:
The nations not so blest as thee
Must, in their turn, to tyrants fall,
While thou shalt flourish great and free:
The dread and envy of them all.
Still more majestic shalt thou rise,
More dreadful from each foreign stroke,
As the loud blast that tears the skies
Serves but to root thy native oak.
Thee haughty tyrants ne'er shall tame;
All their attempts to bend thee down
Will but arouse thy generous flame,
But work their woe and thy renown.
To thee belongs the rural reign;
Thy cities shall with commerce shine;
All thine shall be the subject main,
And every shore it circles, thine.
The Muses, still with freedom found,
Shall to thy happy coasts repair.
Blest isle! with matchless beauty crowned,
And manly hearts to guard the fair.
Rule, Britannia! Britannia, rules the waves!
Britons never, never, never shall be slaves

[codenamegrs]

Bro why are there waves ? This isn t Plants vs Zombies . Does someone keep breakin viles with viruses from a lab or what going on ????!?!?

[janetgreen]

BBC think of giving us good news of letting go neutro bom there will peace in the world

[lb]

This has lots of waves compared to its predecessors SARS and friends 🤔 so is flu just like a perpetual tsunami or am I missing another T cell lesson ?

[chochochikito]

The Oxford “Astra Zeneca” vaccine is almost ready