'Variations of this virus will be around for a long time' — Marc-André Langlois, University of Ottawa
Researcher says coronavirus variants could require annual vaccinations, like the flu
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'Variations of this virus will be around for a long time' — Marc-André Langlois, University of Ottawa
As soon as we decrease the number of covidiots. The sooner that everybody complies with prevention protocol and gets vaccinated, the sooner we get back to normal.
Even if people are opposed to those measures, it is undeniable that following those measures is the quickest and most predictable way to "open everything up". They will control the virus enough for that.
When circulating levels are low enough that with a largely immunized population, it is unlikely to be able to spike up severely. Like the flu.
He didn't just "suggest" it as a possibility, he said it's "likely" to happen:
"Langlois said that's one of the reasons why annual COVID-19 shots likely will be necessary in the future. As the virus mutates and adapts, the vaccines will need to be updated — just like the annual flu shot.
"It's a question of time. I mean, this is what viruses do. Viruses, every time they replicate, they acquire new mutations," he said. "And it's very likely that all the vaccines that are deployed right now will need to be modified in the future."
Which means it may not happen in which case covid is not like the flu in that regard, in addition to other ways it is different from the flu.
Beyond the likely vs suggested (which really is nitpicking over semantics)
This comment is interesting
How is covid different than the flu?
Symptoms are identical
End result is identical
What diff do you see?
Try a google or forum search of my posts on the subject, if you need a memory refresher:
"differences between flu and covid":
differences between flu and covid - Google Zoeken
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Kinda like SARS, H1N1, Swine flu.....they just .......................disappeared??? Because thats what they do?
Covid, the only flu virus that will end civilization if you dont get a vaccine.
I need to ask my doctor what an immune system does and how it can be strengthened?
The only one of those that has been eradicated in humans is SARS, and most people expect it will re-emerge at some point from the animal reservoirs.
H1N1 is still around, so is MERS.
Possibility 1 - vaccinations and restrictions will limit the spread enough that it no longer spreads widely
Possibility 2 - lack of action results in a continually mutating virus that makes immunity (from vaccine or prior infection) irrelevant.
At this point we still don't have enough data to figure out how long immunity to the current strains will last.
Possibility 2 - lack of action results in a continually mutating virus that makes immunity (from vaccine or prior infection) irrelevant.
At this point we still don't have enough data to figure out how long immunity to the current strains will last.
So you are basically saying you do not know and to try googling some random results lol
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