08-31-2021, 08:27 PM
(08-31-2021, 06:54 PM)jeffster Wrote:(08-31-2021, 06:03 PM)plam Wrote: The vaccine is pretty damn good, far more than we were hoping for a year ago, and it's hard to imagine it being substantially better than it is. There is no silver bullet solution. It was always going to have to be a combination of measures.
Yeah, not right now, but we might actually want to try to get that. For sure though, we'll need our third shot. Israel is already doing this for all citizens. We also need a safe vaccine for those under 12, unless one of the ones we have is approved at some point.
Considering how quickly these vaccines are losing their ability to fight the virus, though, does suggest we need something better in the arsenal. As long as we have unvaccinated (legit, like those under 12 or with health reason, and the anti-vax) and vaccinated getting sick, and others getting sick a 2nd time and 3rd time, we won't ever get over this.
The vaccines we have are safe for under 12, we already know this, the studies being done now are to show efficacy and look for highly rare reactions. The ones we have now should be approved in the nearish future.
The vaccines are not losing their ability to fight the virus, all the vaccines have demonstrated a long term efficacy even in the face of variants. The ONLY thing being lost is the antibodies which will stamp out a vaccine before a person becomes contagious. The memory cells have been shown to be effective at retaining immunity, so they still are effective at fighting the infection.