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Re:Stanford requires booster shots for all students by cik2e on Thursday December 30, 2021 @01:21PM (#29739549)
What doesn't make a lot of sense is comparing vaccines that have been around for ages (tetanus, flu) to ones that were developed like yesterday (COVID, malaria).

I have the COVID vaccine but that doesn't mean I am not concerned about potential long-term effects that we know nothing about. That, and the possibility of original antigenic sin [0] permanently screwing over our ability to mount an effective immune response to novel strains.

What justification is there for pushing a non-sterilizing vaccine, that doesn't prevent spread, on non-vulnerable populations?

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Original_antigenic_sin

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Re:Stanford requires booster shots for all students by q1w2 on Thursday December 30, 2021 @03:44PM (#29741217)
Even if it's not sterilizing, it does reduce the spread. Lower viral loads means less virus transmission.
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Re:Stanford requires booster shots for all students by basch on Thursday December 30, 2021 @04:46PM (#29741839)
Let's say antigenic sin fears became a reality. Then the short term solution is mass production of a next gen regeneron regencov? Or a different enough vaccine that causes a response?

What leads you to believe long-term effects are possible?

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