In May 2020, we would have been happy with any vaccine by 2022
By fall 2020, we were going to be happy if any vaccine was 50% effective.
By Feb 2021, we have vaccines with 95% efficacy but we worry about why it's not 100% effective, & if it prevents transmission or long COVID.
By fall 2020, we were going to be happy if any vaccine was 50% effective.
By Feb 2021, we have vaccines with 95% efficacy but we worry about why it's not 100% effective, & if it prevents transmission or long COVID.
What we can control: Try and vaccinate as many people as possible, globally, so that there are less immunologically unprepared hosts for the virus to multiply in.
What we cannot control: The innate ability of the virus to mutate.
What we cannot control: The innate ability of the virus to mutate.
What we can do: Take precautions till a significant proportion of the population you live in has been vaccinated.
What we can't do: Create new vaccines in a month. It's going to take time for boosters that improve on the protection offered by current vaccines to arrive.
What we can't do: Create new vaccines in a month. It's going to take time for boosters that improve on the protection offered by current vaccines to arrive.
Long COVID and vaccines.
https://twitter.com/vincentrk/status/1373096231807893505
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