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From what I understand, there's no way to predict the pros and cons of the original antigenic sin. You will be biased against the strain you first receive, eith
by didibus 5y ago
From what I understand, there's no way to predict the pros and cons of the original antigenic sin. You will be biased against the strain you first receive, either as a vaccine or by catching the virus itself.
What we don't know is which of these strains 20 years from now will make a resurgence. When that happens, you will be lucky if it's the strain closest to the first strain you caught or received a vaccine for, and unlucky if it isn't.
Finally, I understand that vaccines for specific strains still work, but they won't work as well for mutations of their strains and might not get you immunity for as long.