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Re:We'll be stuck in this recession for years, economists say by mschuster91 on Thursday August 27, 2020 @02:02PM (#24296585)
> Reinfections aren't a serious concern

They are, because reinfected people can infect people that have not had corona before and it makes vaccine success rates lower (similar to the seasonal flu).

In the essence it will lead to yet another attempt of "herd immunity" and a shitload of deaths.

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Re:We'll be stuck in this recession for years, economists say by SpicyLemonZest on Thursday August 27, 2020 @02:08PM (#24296654)
Experts and health officials were already expecting vaccines to be only 50-75% effective, so this isn't new information.

That's what's so frustrating to me about the "herd immunity" discourse. Health officials have consistently said there's no way the disease is going to be eradicated, but because of the way it gets discussed, a lot of smart people have become convinced that the goal of a vaccine is to make sure nobody catches it.

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