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By not knowing how long the immunity/protection lasts, it could mean people would have take the vaccine every 6months?12months?
by krm01 6y ago
By not knowing how long the immunity/protection lasts, it could mean people would have take the vaccine every 6months?12months?
- ComodoHacker 6y agoYes. Or try another vaccine.
- hestefisk 6y agoI suspected quite similar to how people are vaccinated against the flu every year.
- tgv 6y agoWe'll have to find out. If the virus is suppressed for 6-12 months, it's basically eradicated, and vaccination would only have to start once it starts spreading again. The rate of spreading will depend on factors such as international travel and how much people will have learned from this period. I expect/fear that everyone will try to get life as before as soon as possible, so the extra delay after the vaccine wears off might be negligible.
- garmaine 6y agoThere literally aren’t going to be able to make that many doses, so no.
- lettergram 6y agoIf you get the virus, you only appear to be immune for a short time (6months, would have to look it up). This matches other coronavirus and how you can get colds multiple times a year. In reality, a vaccine is probably going to offer a lower (but if this study is true, acceptable) level of protection. I wouldn’t be surprised if the protection drops exponentially after 2 months. Similar to the live virus
- aphextron 6y ago>In reality, a vaccine is probably going to offer a lower (but if this study is true, acceptable) level of protection. I wouldn’t be surprised if the protection drops exponentially after 2 months. Similar to the live virus Serology reports for the Moderna vaccine (very similar technology) are showing 4-5 times higher levels of antibodies than those who actually contracted the virus. https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2028436 https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2028436