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by dragonwriter 2018 days ago
> Right but how often do novel viruses emerge?

Fairly frequently.

> So far it's once-in-a-lifetime (or less)...

No, it's not, even if you restrict yourself to novel betacoronaviruses that become significant human public health concerns (e.g., SARS, MERS, SARS-CoV-2).