Reaching ‘Herd Immunity’ Is Unlikely in the U.S., Experts Now Believe

[Charlemagne]

Reaching ‘Herd Immunity’ Is Unlikely in the U.S., Experts Now Believe (Published 2021)

Widely circulating coronavirus variants and persistent hesitancy about vaccines will keep the goal out of reach. The virus is here to stay, but vaccinating the most vulnerable may be enough to restore normalcy.

www.nytimes.com

 

[glamphotographer]

May have to keep vaccinating every year for the next 10 years or so. This is the new norm.

 

[GameBoy27]

May have to keep vaccinating every year for the next 10 years or so. This is the new norm.

The good news is that with these new vaccines, they just have to synthesize a new bit of DNA or RNA and then insert that into the new vaccine. That literally only takes a day or two. Obviously they have to do trials again, but it's not like they're guessing as is the case with the flu vaccine.

So I gather these vaccines will be commonplace for years to come. While many of anti-vaxxers will get sick and end up in hospital.

 

[Male4Strapon]

So I gather these vaccines will be commonplace for years to come. While many of anti-vaxxers will get sick and end up in hospital.

Yet they will weirdly claim victory by saying "look how many needlessly had poison injected into their bodies yet covid is still killing americans".

 

[glamphotographer]

The good news is that with these new vaccines, they just have to synthesize a new bit of DNA or RNA and then insert that into the new vaccine. That literally only takes a day or two. Obviously they have to do trials again, but it's not like they're guessing as is the case with the flu vaccine.

So I gather these vaccines will be commonplace for years to come. While many of anti-vaxxers will get sick and end up in hospital.

I wonder about the anti-vaxxers if the real motive is their fear of needles? When they see babies crying after getting the needle it traumatizes them. I found an article stating that about %24 of adult anti-vaxxers fear the needle. And people who are allergic to vaccines join the anti-vax movement for a sense of belonging.

 

[GameBoy27]

I wonder about the anti-vaxxers if the real motive is their fear of needles? When they see babies crying after getting the needle it traumatizes them. I found an article stating that about 24% of adult anti-vaxxers fear the needle. And people who are allergic to vaccines join the anti-vax movement for a sense of belonging.

That's interesting. I wonder if the same percentage fear being hospitalized or put on a ventilator. Because I can tell you that's a hell of a lot worse than a needle.

Just wait, they'll be interviewing those who had a chance to get vaccinated, but refused and ended up in the ICU. There'll be lots of come-to-Jesus moments forthcoming.

 

[Valcazar]

The good news is that with these new vaccines, they just have to synthesize a new bit of DNA or RNA and then insert that into the new vaccine. That literally only takes a day or two. Obviously they have to do trials again, but it's not like they're guessing as is the case with the flu vaccine.

So I gather these vaccines will be commonplace for years to come. While many of anti-vaxxers will get sick and end up in hospital.

They may not even need significant trials. They don't have to prove the whole thing from scratch for a modification. It will be bundled in the flu shot and basically flu season will become deadlier than it is, but nothing like what this first round of novel infection was. (Similar to what happened with the flu pandemic 100 years ago.)

 

[GameBoy27]

They may not even need significant trials. They don't have to prove the whole thing from scratch for a modification. It will be bundled in the flu shot and basically flu season will become deadlier than it is, but nothing like what this first round of novel infection was. (Similar to what happened with the flu pandemic 100 years ago.)

Speaking of the flu, it's been virtually non-existent. There's been so few cases of influenza this year that Canadian public health officials still can’t declare the official start of flu season. Approximately 32 per cent of adults 18 years old and older were vaccinated for the flu, with 70 per cent of seniors 65 years and older being vaccinated, according to the 2020-2021 Seasonal Influenza Immunization Coverage Survey.

The 2021 flu season will go down in history as the epidemic that never was. By this time of the year, Canada has normally logged an average of more than 43,000 confirmed cases of influenza. But this year, the Public Health Agency of Canada says there was a total of just 66 confirmed cases as of March 20. There has been no evidence of flu spreading in the community, no confirmed outbreaks and the number of hospitalizations and deaths due to the flu is zero.

Just goes to show wearing masks, washing hands and social distancing works.

 

[Valcazar]

Speaking of the flu, it's been virtually non-existent. There's been so few cases of influenza this year that Canadian public health officials still can’t declare the official start of flu season. Approximately 32 per cent of adults 18 years old and older were vaccinated for the flu, with 70 per cent of seniors 65 years and older being vaccinated, according to the 2020-2021 Seasonal Influenza Immunization Coverage Survey.

There was real worry we were going to see combined hits and we seem to have avoided it. Even the weaker mitigation methods we took were very effective against the flu. (Mind you, I think the flu numbers are badly modeled anyway. Still, even if you just go by "lab-confirmed tests" the numbers are way down. )

 

[kherg007]

The george soros plan is working. Make the trumpers believe covid is bogus so they don't get shot nor wear masks so they get covid and die off so the immigrants can take their place. Bwahaha!