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This possibility freaked me out a little: > "molecular mimicry between the spike protein ... and self-antigens" If a virus were to better mimic a self-antigen
by phs318u 5y ago
This possibility freaked me out a little:
> "molecular mimicry between the spike protein ... and self-antigens"
If a virus were to better mimic a self-antigen, does that imply that vaccines are unlikely to work without introducing some other harm?
Our ability to quickly engineer vaccines may have lulled us into a false sense of security. Imagine a replay of the last two years without an vaccines.
- s1artibartfast 5y agoOff target autoimmune response has been discussed somewhat in the fringe literature, but is hard to find information on. We probably won't have an answer for many more years.
- myrryr 5y agoWe do know that covid causes some pretty nasty autoimmune stuff.
- s1artibartfast 5y agoTotally agree
- native_samples 5y agoIt implies vaccines could cause auto-immune diseases. There was a paper with many case studies of this happening in real world patients discussed here a few days ago, so it's not theoretical. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29872308 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29872308