Re:Pfizer and Moderna vaccines may produce lasting immunity
by bluepanda928752 on Tuesday June 29, 2021 @01:43PM
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What doesn't seem to be addressed is why COVID-19 germinal centre response might produce lasting immunity while, say, flu vaccination (which also produces germinal centre responses) doesn't
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Re:Pfizer and Moderna vaccines may produce lasting immunity
by drclau on Wednesday June 30, 2021 @04:23AM
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I believe influenza viruses mutate at a much faster pace, hence defeating the immunity achieved from a previous infection, and from vaccines. Coronaviruses seem to mutate at a slower pace, in comparison.