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Until it doesn't? I am far from an expert (so please correct me if I'm wrong), but isn't this like saying "the dam can stop any amount of water" ?
by daenz 5y ago
Until it doesn't? I am far from an expert (so please correct me if I'm wrong), but isn't this like saying "the dam can stop any amount of water" ?
- belltaco 5y agoThey're talking only about currently worrying variants, not all future possible ones.
- un_montagnard 5y agoThey don't mention the B.1.617 variant.
- daenz 5y agoSure, but if there are already 5 major "variants of concern" in 1.5 years, why are we declaring a premature victory against the variants?
- dragonwriter 5y agoWe aren’t “declaring victory”, premature or otherwise, over anything; the results of research that are important in understanding the current, evolving landscape are being published.
- daenz 5y agoI was referring to the headline, which very much has a "mission accomplished" spin to it: >Pfizer Covid vaccine protects against worrying coronavirus variants It reads as: "Don't be worried, Pfizer has the variant problem solved."
- dragonwriter 5y ago> I was referring to the headline, which very much has a "mission accomplished" spin to it That’s really reading a lot into what is a simple, concise, factual headline. There are a set of currently-worrying variants (about which there had been much public concern about the effectiveness of current vaccines), and the Pfizer vaccine is effective against them. That headline is very much not a “Mission Accomplished” banner.
- daenz 5y agoEmphasis on "currently" which is my entire point and is conveniently left out of the headline. It's an irresponsible headline for something so serious.
- colechristensen 5y agoNo, a dam fails all at once. What has been seen in mutant strains (if anything different) is somewhat reduced protection.