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They sort of mention that in the breadth section. The idea is that natural immunity may target more than just the spike proteins the vaccine focuses on so may
by shireboy 5y ago
They sort of mention that in the breadth section. The idea is that natural immunity may target more than just the spike proteins the vaccine focuses on so may actually target more variants. One can imagine a scenario where continued (not initial) vaccination actually contributes to a longer spread with weaker immunity so more chance for variants to develop. Not saying this is 100% the case, but interesting article I’d like to see more data on.
- bluGill 5y agoBut the spike is what is important, targeting the rest just makes the immune system make antibodies that don't do anything.
- loopz 5y agoAre you a medical professional researcher? You are wrong though.
- bluGill 5y agoJust repeating what decades of SARS research has discovered. Maybe I'm wrong, but highly unlikely that something else would work when it hasn't in the past.
- loopz 5y agoWe are likely both wrong in some way, what a novel concept! ;) Having parts of the spike protein targeted helps with existing variants, but not with new variants that might escape those markers. Delta is weakening the effects of vaccines already. Sure, booster shots might include new markers, but it's still a narrow moving target. However, natural infection will provide broader immune response and antibodies. So if one could be sure to remain in good health, infection is much less terrible after two vaccine shots. That might provide additional protection that vaccines may not. It's more random though, but researchers are not foreign to the idea. Nobody is able to predict future outcomes of it, but at some point society will need to accept widely spread of infections and deal with those outcomes. Hopefully, vaccine shots is enough to deal with the initial shock so the body can do the rest. It's not just about avoiding killing old people, but also avoiding degrading public health too much.