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Re:Stanford cancels in-person classes for rest of the quarter by ehsankia on Saturday March 07, 2020 @03:42AM (#22510628)
The problem with flu isn't tha the vaccine itself isn't effective, it actually protects you from the strains it's designed to just fine, it's just that the influenza virus is unstable and mutates, leading to new versions that you no longer are protected against. So yes, it depends on how stable COVID-19 is as mentioned below.
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Re:Stanford cancels in-person classes for rest of the quarter by jfoster on Saturday March 07, 2020 @04:29AM (#22510780)
Aware of this. It does depend on that, and so will the effectiveness of any vaccine.
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