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So... Does this mean that we can "self" vaccinate by going maskless and running around the city and in and out of grocery stores every few days? I am mostly jok
by xmichael0 6y ago
So... Does this mean that we can "self" vaccinate by going maskless and running around the city and in and out of grocery stores every few days?
I am mostly joking here, but I am also serious, the post implies that we can develop immunity by getting minor exposures over a period of time.
I read the article twice and probably need it twice more to fully understand it, but please enlighten me.
- dehrmann 6y agoThat's essentially how live-attenuated vaccines work. You'd have the same benefits and drawbacks, but a dosing issue.
- redis_mlc 6y agoIt's essentially what we've done in SF: 1) Allow a million passengers from China to disembark in Calif. 2) Everybody goes to the grocery store twice a week and mingles in a leisurely fashion. For us, it's worked out great. Probably the lowest measured infection and documented mortality rates in the world for an area that doesn't do testing and tracing. Seen any apocalyptic news stories about SF hospitals like NY? Nope, me neither. I'm much more worried about the negative cardiac effects of no exercise than corona deaths.
- mr_toad 6y agoInnate immunity is more like a built-in mask. It’s pretty much the opposite of building up an immunity.