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Re:Bill Gates warns Covid lockdowns could drag on into 2022 by throwaway20851 on Monday December 14, 2020 @08:06PM (#25425754)
>There is strong data >We don't have long term data

No.

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Re:Bill Gates warns Covid lockdowns could drag on into 2022 by maxerickson on Monday December 14, 2020 @08:10PM (#25425789)
They are different things. And the efficacy data is good enough to not be part of the question (if most people get vaccinated the virus goes away).
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Re:Bill Gates warns Covid lockdowns could drag on into 2022 by throwaway20851 on Monday December 14, 2020 @08:57PM (#25426136)
>(if most people get vaccinated the virus goes away).

Polio. And these COVID-19 vaccines do not grant indefinite immunity.

95% efficacy is not realistic. We struggle to hit 60% with influenza vaccines.

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Re:Bill Gates warns Covid lockdowns could drag on into 2022 by maxerickson on Monday December 14, 2020 @09:29PM (#25426328)
We don't know how long the immunity from the vaccines will last.

The flu is a very different virus, so it's not really a useful comparison (mutates faster, etc).

I guess there will be plenty of proof in the coming months (in either direction really, it will be reasonably clear if it works as well as has been stated).

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