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> A vaccination requirement wouldn't do anything to control the spread of every new variant It may increase it by selecting the un-protected strains. > it doe
by Scoundreller 5y ago
> A vaccination requirement wouldn't do anything to control the spread of every new variant
It may increase it by selecting the un-protected strains.
> it doesn't prevent infection or transmission
Source? We’ve (largely) vaccinated our way out of other diseases. I haven’t heard of any outbreaks of mild measles or mild rubella and I suspect it’s because vaccination gets the R lower.
- nradov 5y agoThe COVID-19 vaccines are far less effective than measles and rubella vaccines. https://www.businessinsider.com/delta-variant-made-herd-immunity-not-possible-astrazeneca-developer-2021-8?r=US&IR=T https://www.businessinsider.com/delta-variant-made-herd-immu...
- Scoundreller 5y agoThe mRNA and viral vector vaccines are great at their targets. The targets have changed, but our vaccines haven’t. If we end up with measles2 and rubella2, I wouldn’t be surprised if my measles1 and rubella1 vaccines weren’t effective.