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(layman but web searches haven't yet answered my question well) Both the virus and the vaccine may have long-term unknown effects. Of course, we simply don't
by gz5 5y ago
(layman but web searches haven't yet answered my question well)
Both the virus and the vaccine may have long-term unknown effects. Of course, we simply don't have the data in this case.
In prior viruses and vaccines, are there examples in which similar viruses and/or vaccines had much different short-term effects than long-term effects?
For example, virus A or vaccine X had minor short-term effects and side effects, but drastically different long-term (multi-year) effects?
Or, is each virus and vaccine so different that my question is not a good question to begin with?
- pfg 5y agoThe Wikipedia articles on Virus Latency[1] and Slow Viruses[2] offer some examples. Some widespread examples: varicella zoster virus: chickenpox => shingles HPV: warts/precancerous lesions => cancer (Note: also layperson.) [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virus_latency https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virus_latency [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slow_virus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slow_virus
- gus_massa 5y agoFor example, after chickenpox the virus remain dormant for many years, and then you may get shingles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shingles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shingles . Anyway, the virus that produce chickenpox/shingles is so different of the virus that produce covid-19, that it's like looking at a elephant and trying to get some insight about the life of mosquitoes.