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We get shots for the flu every year (or at least we should). That's the historical precedent.
by Trasmatta 5y ago
We get shots for the flu every year (or at least we should). That's the historical precedent.
- pengaru 5y agoInfluenza is a different virus which mutates aggressively (recombinant), I'm not under the impression sars-cov2 is similar in this regard.
- raphlinus 5y agoBuckle up. Quoted tweet[1] below: Congrats to Ben Jackson, @maciekboni, @viralverity, @AineToole, @robertson_lab, @EvolveDotZoo, @arambaut et al for their recent Cell paper. Rock solid evidence of alpha/non-alpha recombination in #SARSCoV2 in the UK. https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(21)00984-3 https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(21)00984-3 [1]: https://twitter.com/MichaelWorobey/status/1428515836629716999 https://twitter.com/MichaelWorobey/status/142851583662971699...
- Trasmatta 5y agoCan somebody ELI5 what this means, and what the implications are?
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- baxtr 5y agoYes, you are right. At the same time, flu viruses are very different from coronaviruses. We didn't get any shots against OC43 and the three other already endemic coronaviruses. Also, note that older people and immune-deficient people (who are most likely those needing a shot every year) have been dying from ordinary cases of flu before, too.