Prior Omicron infection protects against BA.4 and BA.5 variants

Re:Prior Omicron infection protects against BA.4 and BA.5 va... by ars on Sunday July 24, 2022 @04:20PM (#32217289)

> I would rather wait for an Omicron optimized vaccine that may not do everything as planned, but at least went through trials.

The vaccine would only work for a few months - even for Omicron, never mind future variants.

Unless you plan to get a booster every 4 months vaccines are not a viable strategy.

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Re:Prior Omicron infection protects against BA.4 and BA.5 va... by GuB-42 on Sunday July 24, 2022 @08:05PM (#32219107)

But still, it is better than getting deliberately infected.

And sure enough current vaccines are not a viable strategy, but it tells you nothing about covid vaccines as a whole. Researchers are not standing still, new vaccines are being researched, and even if we can only make short lived vaccines, it doesn't mean that vaccines are not a viable strategy. Flu vaccines are a viable strategy, they save many lives despite a rather low effectiveness and requiring yearly injections.

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