Re:Millions are missing from the workforce due to Covid-19
by Animats on Saturday January 28, 2023 @12:37PM
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That was back in 2020.
The current version is the "Pandemic is Over Act", H.R. 382.[1] This is the "declare a victory and go home" approach.
There's progress in nasal spray vaccines, but they're not really ready yet. There's one that that works in monkeys.[2] Human Phase I testing is starting. China and India have approved nasal vaccines.[3] Effectiveness is maybe 50%. Too soon to tell how fast immunity falls off. The US government is not funding work in this area.[4]
If an effective nasal spray vaccine is developed, even if it has a short immunity period, that could work. It might mean quarterly sprays. (COVID-19 antibody levels seem to drop off after about 90 days, which is why people get COVID multiple times.)
The current version is the "Pandemic is Over Act", H.R. 382.[1] This is the "declare a victory and go home" approach.
There's progress in nasal spray vaccines, but they're not really ready yet. There's one that that works in monkeys.[2] Human Phase I testing is starting. China and India have approved nasal vaccines.[3] Effectiveness is maybe 50%. Too soon to tell how fast immunity falls off. The US government is not funding work in this area.[4]
If an effective nasal spray vaccine is developed, even if it has a short immunity period, that could work. It might mean quarterly sprays. (COVID-19 antibody levels seem to drop off after about 90 days, which is why people get COVID multiple times.)
[1] https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/382
[2] https://www.niaid.nih.gov/news-events/covid-nasal-vaccines
[3] https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-02851-0
[4] https://archive.is/fSkM2