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by the8472 1814 days ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variants_of_SARS-CoV-2#Overvie...

> My understanding is variants of highly dangerous viruses rarely keep the high level of risk as the progenitors.

Even if that's a general trend that doesn't mean it's a rule. And the rationale "a dead host isn't as useful at spreading the virus" doesn't really apply to covid since only a small percentage gets hospitalized or dies, most infectees remain fit enough to spread it further.