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Let's say we wait until only 1 out of 10000 cases world-wide is caused by a non-Omicron strain. Then, an Omikron-specific booster would be worth it. Otherwise,
by samus 5y ago
Let's say we wait until only 1 out of 10000 cases world-wide is caused by a non-Omicron strain. Then, an Omikron-specific booster would be worth it. Otherwise, we are just playing whack-a-mole with other strains.
- jagger27 5y agoWhat if we had multivalent mRNA vaccines like the HPV vaccine? Gardasil first covered three different strains, then later was bumped to nine, hence Gardasil-9. It doesn’t have to be all or nothing.
- samus 5y agoHPV viruses are DNA viruses, which means they evolve way slower than Corona viruses. This makes it easier to identify strains that are worth developing a vaccine against. Also, the mRNA technology and/or the production lines are probably not yet capable of producing multivalent vaccines.
- jagger27 5y agoA quick Google for "multivalent covid vaccine" shows trials in progress and articles from as early as 2021, so I'd say there's progress happening here.
- samus 5y agoGood news!!
- astrange 5y agoThere are some in development, but they don't use mRNA. https://www.technologynetworks.com/vaccines/articles/the-hunt-for-a-pan-coronavirus-vaccine-358132 https://www.technologynetworks.com/vaccines/articles/the-hun...