Only if you're one of the sheeple and get The ShotI thought we were on the cusp of herd immunity....?
The CDC says the IFR is estimated somewhere around .4%, from my understanding. This would imply that somewhere around 65 million have had it in the USA.https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/
There are a bit under 12 million active COVID cases in the US right now. If the number of people with antibodies can be nearly tripled in a month without them having live infections............. that would be a good thing. I mean, that's the general mechanic of a vaccine, but still. Honestly, for the first time since all started I have a fair degree of hope and optimism for our relative near term prospects. It's tempered by the reality of what distributing any of these vax candidates will look like, but still. It feels like the first crack of morning light before the dawn.
Hey quit making fun of us old stupid boomers.Legit lol’d at this.My Dad told me last night that he wouldn't take the vaccine because they don't know the long term side effects. This, between smoke breaks.The vaccine could go horribly wrong. There is always light at the end of the that tunnelUgh, this is our last chance for a bit to really make some real progress on de-populating...
“I don’t know what that vaccine will do long term” as they stuff their faces with butter and sugar
I think it is possible to have up to 50-60% of the population vaccinated by April.I think a reasonable estimate of true cases is 5x-10x what is being reported so 60M on the low end. So if 18% of the population already had it, another 5% or so get vaccinated in December, and another 20M or so get infected by the end of 2020 (assumes 4M confirmed cases over 6 weeks times the 5x multiplier), that basically renders ~1/3 of the population removed from the available infection pool by the first of the year
That presumes a level of immunization from re-infection that is an unknown quantity at this point. If COVID is like the seasonal flu, that means you can get it again and again, and we've already seen evidence of multiple strains of thing in different clusters of infection. It is not yet known if antibodies of one strain immunize you from another strain, or if the vaccine provides protection from multiple genetic variations.
I find it impossible to really know that at this point...Any idea how long the vaccine is suppose to last? Could it be a yearly vaccine or last forever?
I hope it's not yearly. I am afraid a lot of youngins may not bother to get a yearly shot. I am used to getting a shot yearly and have been doing it for over 20 years. Two shots a year would be no biggie.I find it impossible to really know that at this point...Any idea how long the vaccine is suppose to last? Could it be a yearly vaccine or last forever?
Honestly, given the limited variation in the genetics of this virus I dont think this is much of a concern. It seems more likely that there are temporal considerations in that immunity wears off, as opposed to the things that we see with flu seasonality from rapid mutation.That presumes a level of immunization from re-infection that is an unknown quantity at this point. If COVID is like the seasonal flu, that means you can get it again and again, and we've already seen evidence of multiple strains of thing in different clusters of infection. It is not yet known if antibodies of one strain immunize you from another strain, or if the vaccine provides protection from multiple genetic variations.
We'll see. Remember that this virus is novel. We knew nothing about this thing 1 year ago. It's hard to really know how long the vaccine will provide protection. A year? A decade? Lifelong? We'll learn as time moves on.I hope it's not yearly. I am afraid a lot of youngins may not bother to get a yearly shot. I am used to getting a shot yearly and have been doing it for over 20 years. Two shots a year would be no biggie.I find it impossible to really know that at this point...Any idea how long the vaccine is suppose to last? Could it be a yearly vaccine or last forever?
I think more would get a Covid vaccine than a flu shot. The flu never shut down their parties.I hope it's not yearly. I am afraid a lot of youngins may not bother to get a yearly shot. I am used to getting a shot yearly and have been doing it for over 20 years. Two shots a year would be no biggie.I find it impossible to really know that at this point...Any idea how long the vaccine is suppose to last? Could it be a yearly vaccine or last forever?
Probably just add it to the flu vaccine eventuallyI think more would get a Covid vaccine than a flu shot. The flu never shut down their parties.I hope it's not yearly. I am afraid a lot of youngins may not bother to get a yearly shot. I am used to getting a shot yearly and have been doing it for over 20 years. Two shots a year would be no biggie.I find it impossible to really know that at this point...Any idea how long the vaccine is suppose to last? Could it be a yearly vaccine or last forever?
What do you think an MMR vaccine is?What do you mean add? They can combine multiple vaccines into one? TIL...
I have no idea. I get a flu vaccine each year. My kid gets his vaccines when needed. I trust my doctor to tell me what vaccines to get and when. I don't keep up on vaccine news...What do you think an MMR vaccine is?What do you mean add? They can combine multiple vaccines into one? TIL...
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