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Yeah, at this point how likely is COVID-19 going to be eradicated? Even with a vaccine? As far as I know we have vaccines for many viruses which aren't eradica

by Rury 6y ago

Yeah, at this point how likely is COVID-19 going to be eradicated? Even with a vaccine? As far as I know we have vaccines for many viruses which aren't eradicated, but maybe that's just because we haven't vaccinated enough? Then again, if herd immunity works then why isn't chicken pox eradicated? At this point it just seems like it's here to stay like the seasonal flu and we're mostly just doing economic harm to ourselves...

SpicyLemonZest 6y ago
Even if we can't eradicate it, an effective vaccine should be able to get it to the same state as tuberculosis, where the average person in a country with a good health system doesn't have to worry about it.
unishark 6y ago
Chicken pox goes dormant in nerve cells then it reactivates after immunity fades (shingles). That's how new generations keep getting it. Now there's a vaccine given to children but the world is still full of us carriers for a long time. There is a huge number of flu strains out there so that's a different kind of problem. Along with the fact that the immunity provided by a vaccine is not 100% anyway, and often much lower for influenza viruses. Of course coronaviruses have been around a long time too (many as common colds) without much (any?) success in combating them.
- kn0where 6y ago
  > Now there's a vaccine given to children but the world is still full of us carriers for a long time. Strictly speaking, the chickenpox vaccine is a live (attenuated) virus, so even the vaccinated will continue carrying it. I was born in the mid 90s, so I am part of the first generation who got the chickenpox vaccine. About 10 years ago I had a small outbreak of shingles, just on part of one hand. It’s weird to think about all the viruses that live inside us without us realizing 99% of the time, until we do.

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Yeah, at this point how likely is COVID-19 going to be eradicated? Even with a vaccine? As far as I know we have vaccines for many viruses which aren't eradica

by Rury 6y ago

SpicyLemonZest 6y ago
Even if we can't eradicate it, an effective vaccine should be able to get it to the same state as tuberculosis, where the average person in a country with a good health system doesn't have to worry about it.
unishark 6y ago
Chicken pox goes dormant in nerve cells then it reactivates after immunity fades (shingles). That's how new generations keep getting it. Now there's a vaccine given to children but the world is still full of us carriers for a long time. There is a huge number of flu strains out there so that's a different kind of problem. Along with the fact that the immunity provided by a vaccine is not 100% anyway, and often much lower for influenza viruses. Of course coronaviruses have been around a long time too (many as common colds) without much (any?) success in combating them.
- kn0where 6y ago
  > Now there's a vaccine given to children but the world is still full of us carriers for a long time. Strictly speaking, the chickenpox vaccine is a live (attenuated) virus, so even the vaccinated will continue carrying it. I was born in the mid 90s, so I am part of the first generation who got the chickenpox vaccine. About 10 years ago I had a small outbreak of shingles, just on part of one hand. It’s weird to think about all the viruses that live inside us without us realizing 99% of the time, until we do.