Re:An Uncommon Cold
by andi999 on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @03:55AM
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Sentence is a bit ambigous. Are the nasa vaccines likely to give sterilizing immunity or the opposite?
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They're more likely to work, because they go in the places (your nose) that need to be sterilized. But it's only theoretical.
Re:An Uncommon Cold
by dragonwriter on Wednesday January 06, 2021 @04:37AM
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> They're more likely to work, because they go in the places (your nose) that need to be sterilized.
That doesn't make much sense; vaccines aren't topical treatments for current infections but systemic preparation against future infections.
There's special antibodies for the nose and other membranes. The immune system is incredibly complicated.