As per available statistics, the current coronavirus disease, COVID19, has been called a once-in-a-century pandemic. But it may also be a once-in-a-century evidence fiasco....
We cannot make a whole virus as that would mean synthesizing and arranging the 30 to 40 000 nucleotides that its genome is comprised of, which is not possible.
A key challenge in responding to significant disease outbreaks, especially of previously undocumented strains, is the lack of understanding of the disease and public knowledge.
