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> The virus would need to completely diverge from SARS-CoV-2 in order to fully defeat Yeah, you shouldnt be making these claims if you don't have specific back
by CyanBird 5y ago
> The virus would need to completely diverge from SARS-CoV-2 in order to fully defeat
Yeah, you shouldnt be making these claims if you don't have specific background or understanding of what you are talking about
All current vaccines target few/couple specific proteins and protein groups on the virus spikes which interact with our cells, if these couple spikes/protein groups change then the vaccines stop being effective, you don't need a complete divergence of the vaccines to stop working as the vaccines don't target the "whole virus" to begin with, just specific parts of it, that was the worry with Delta and is the worry with this new strain
- klaushougesen1 5y agoBasically the same reason why we have a new flu vaccine every single year
- AareyBaba 5y ago> All current vaccines target few/couple specific proteins and protein groups Since you have the specific background and understanding and know what you are talking about can you explain to us how inactivated virus covid vaccines target specific proteins ? I would expect them to target the whole virus. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Covaxin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Covaxin [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CoronaVac https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CoronaVac
- op00to 5y agoCurrent vaccines target key proteins necessary for attaching to the cell. If the virus stops expressing these proteins, it will be less fit at invading cells.