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Re:Messengers of hope: two mRNA Covid-19 vaccines herald a n... by antonzabirko on Tuesday December 29, 2020 @11:34PM (#25578582)
Or have the virus already and get immunity in that way.
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Re:Messengers of hope: two mRNA Covid-19 vaccines herald a n... by Turing_Machine on Tuesday December 29, 2020 @11:39PM (#25578616)
That would be the same as 2, in terms of risk from the body reacting negatively to the viral proteins.
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Re:Messengers of hope: two mRNA Covid-19 vaccines herald a n... by serpix on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @03:23AM (#25579734)
and possibly infect scores of other people, some of them not so lucky and will get the serious case requiring hospitalisation or worse.
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Re:Messengers of hope: two mRNA Covid-19 vaccines herald a n... by programmarchy on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @03:42AM (#25579853)
It’s not clear if the vaccine will prevent infectiousness yet, unfortunately, so for now it’s best to assume even vaccinated people can spread the virus until more is known. Both ways will increase herd immunity.
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