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As far as I know it’s a subject of some debate whether full immune escape from the mRNA vaccines is probable even given new variants. The spike protein can only
by jolux 5y ago
As far as I know it’s a subject of some debate whether full immune escape from the mRNA vaccines is probable even given new variants. The spike protein can only be reconfigured in so many ways, it’s not like the flu.
- shaicoleman 5y agoOnly a small percent of the world is vaccinated with mRNA vaccines, thus it's not a global solution. Some vaccines are already ineffective with the variants, e.g. Chile has one of the highest vaccination rates in the world, but doesn't have the disease under control. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-57436861 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-57436861
- jolux 5y agoWhat vaccine was Chile using?
- shaicoleman 5y ago* 79% Sinovac * 18% Pfizer * 2% Oxford/AstraZeneca * 1% CanSino https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/covid-vaccine-doses-by-manufacturer?country=~CHL https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/covid-vaccine-doses-by-ma... Sinovac has been recently approved by the WHO for emergency use https://www.who.int/news/item/01-06-2021-who-validates-sinovac-covid-19-vaccine-for-emergency-use-and-issues-interim-policy-recommendations https://www.who.int/news/item/01-06-2021-who-validates-sinov...
- jolux 5y agoIt has been, but from what I've heard Sinovac is significantly less effective than the others: https://apnews.com/article/china-gao-fu-vaccines-offer-low-protection-coronavirus-675bcb6b5710c7329823148ffbff6ef9 https://apnews.com/article/china-gao-fu-vaccines-offer-low-p...