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I'm not a virus expert, but my understanding is this type of virus is very unlikely to mutate in a way where the vaccine will not work against it, and it is goi
by birken 6y ago
I'm not a virus expert, but my understanding is this type of virus is very unlikely to mutate in a way where the vaccine will not work against it, and it is going to become endemic regardless of what we do. So I don't think either of those concerns would merit not opening schools.
- scoopertrooper 6y agoCovid-19 is a new disease that requires continued study before we can make definitive statements about its evolutionary possibility frontier. Having said that, we currently have extremely effective vaccines (far more effective than our flu vaccines), so we have an excellent chance of nipping this thing in the bud before it becomes endemic if we act swiftly. It'll probably be at least a year before enough vaccine is produced that low-risk groups like children become eligible, so modified education in one form or another will have to continue till that point. This doesn't mean they can't go to school, but things like pods, wearing of PPE, social distancing, and other such things will need to continue till herd immunity can be achieved through vaccination.
- loopz 6y agoYou'd need to vaccinate most of 7B people, and this sickness is low priority in most places due to more pressing concerns, once vulnerable groups are protected.