corcorcorcor

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   by corcorcorcor 4y ago

   >ALL vaccines work by reducing R0 to <1 so outbreaks shrink rather than growing. I meant this statement. No-one has ever suggested that the flu vaccines will stop the overall flu outbreak from growing. Reducing the odds of infection a
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   by corcorcorcor 4y ago

   >ALL vaccines work by reducing R0 to <1 so outbreaks shrink rather than growing. How does the flu vaccine work, except by providing some chance of protection to those taking it?
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   by corcorcorcor 4y ago

   >Are mutations a problem? Oh yes! Where I am (UK), the public messaging during the later stages of Covid had everyone convinced that we needed to both vaccinate and keep up all sorts of existing restrictions, to stop Covid spreading an