Well, you don't have to be "100% sold on "don't exist"" - that's called shifting the burden of proof logical fallacy.

You are not called upon to prove a negative. The burden of proof is on the one making the positive claim.

"Things like herpes etc. are difficult to explain without some transmissible component." - falsification is independent of replacement.

You don't have to explain how something works to falsify it.

Basically, the TLDR version is:

https://rumble.com/v6rh2e3-there-was-no-covid-virus-how-weve-all-been-duped-by-the-medical-establishme.html?e9s=src_v1_s%2Csrc_v1_s_o

And the more in-depth version is this 3-part documentary.

https://odysee.com/@spacebusters:c9/A-Farewell-to-Virology-pt-1-Final:3