Re:Why You Should Not Use Ivermectin to Treat or Prevent Cov...
by kazinator on Monday September 13, 2021 @07:26PM
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There cannot be a the vaccine; obviously, SARS-CoV-2 vaccines will have to be updated. People will need boosters.
> I've still not heard a reasonable explanation about why this vaccine is expected to work long-term when the flu shot clearly does not
I don't think anyone in their right mind claims or believes such a thing, or believes that the health authorities are trying to convince them of such a thing. Depending on what we mean by "long term".
> I've still not heard a reasonable explanation about why this vaccine is expected to work long-term when the flu shot clearly does not
I don't think anyone in their right mind claims or believes such a thing, or believes that the health authorities are trying to convince them of such a thing. Depending on what we mean by "long term".
> SARS-CoV-2 mutates faster than the flu virus.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8137987/
"Compared with other RNA viruses such as HIV and influenza virus, SARS-CoV-2 accumulates mutations much more slowly (15, 28)."
So that would by why you can expect more mileage from SARS-CoV-2 vaccines.