Re:Moderna’s HIV vaccine has officially begun human trials
by missedthecue on Monday January 31, 2022 @04:56PM
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I think it's just the speed at which it has happened though. Most children born in developed countries today receive a slew of vaccines which will provide immunity to catching those diseases for decades. It's discouraging that we're looking at shot no. 4 for the mRNA covid vaccines within a year and a half, and despite even that, infection rates are still very strong.
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Re:Moderna’s HIV vaccine has officially begun human trials
by _ph_ on Monday January 31, 2022 @07:35PM
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Because corona viruses are a different kind. There have been no vaccines against them so far and we saw how strongly they mutate. Still, the 3-shot regime seems to be very effective against severe disease. They probably deliver as much protection as possible unless you have a vaccine which targets exactly the strain you are fighting. So it will be interesting how the omicron-specific vaccines will do, if they do get used for larger campaigns.