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“In the longer term, virologists cannot predict how SARS-CoV-2 will evolve.” I read this as there’s no reason the virus can’t mutate and render a vaccine ineff
by almost_usual 6y ago
“In the longer term, virologists cannot predict how SARS-CoV-2 will evolve.”
I read this as there’s no reason the virus can’t mutate and render a vaccine ineffective.
- cortesoft 6y agoWonder if it will end up like the flu, where we have to make a new vaccine every year to deal with that years strains.
- astrange 6y agoThe flu has special mechanisms that let it evolve every year and change its outer proteins. Coronaviruses don't, and they mutate more slowly because they have a proofreader.