Covid

[Mr Jinx]

But we're (mostly) all vaccinated now - either partly or fully. That's the huge difference.

Didn't stop the government recommending we all work from home again.

 

[Alistair20000]

A future variant may get past the vaccine protection.

 

[fred binneys head]

A future variant may get past the vaccine protection.

Then the vaccine will be changed.

 

[Alistair20000]

Then the vaccine will be changed.

How quickly though ?

 

[DB9]

Then the vaccine will be changed.

That's what i thought today but when Omicron came along they were saying the vaccines were less effective to it, Why didn't they tweak them then?

 

[Hermann]

That's what i thought today but when Omicron came along they were saying the vaccines were less effective to it, Why didn't they tweak them then?

The vaccine is still relatively new, so it takes time to alter it for another variant. At the time it was a question of whether it was worth it, given Omicron was expected to come and go pretty quickly.

Re. future vaccines, it will depend on the virus' behaviour whether it's worth creating vaccines to target future variants. However, a booster of the general vaccine will do the job, as having lots of less than ideal antibodies is pretty much the same as having a small amount of highly specialised ones. Plus it will then be useful for further variants, instead of becoming redundant once its targeted variant has stopped circulating.

 

[DB9]

The vaccine is still relatively new, so it takes time to alter it for another variant. At the time it was a question of whether it was worth it, given Omicron was expected to come and go pretty quickly.

Re. future vaccines, it will depend on the virus' behaviour whether it's worth creating vaccines to target future variants. However, a booster of the general vaccine will do the job, as having lots of less than ideal antibodies is pretty much the same as having a small amount of highly specialised ones. Plus it will then be useful for further variants, instead of becoming redundant once its targeted variant has stopped circulating.

Cheers, Its all very confusing.

 

[Devon Red]

The fact that antibodies from Omicron give a level of protection against the common cold is good news, because it means it is highly likely to give a level of protection against any future variants.

That alongside the fact it is highly unlikely for a future variant to be more dangerous than Omicron, we are moving into a good place.

 

[Mr Jinx]

And so I made it back into the office today.

The trains were only running once every 30 mins (usually every 5 mins), so guess what - yes it was absolutely packed!

Well done Sadiq Khan! Idiot.

 

[Devon Red]

And so I made it back into the office today.

The trains were only running once every 30 mins (usually every 5 mins), so guess what - yes it was absolutely packed!

Well done Sadiq Khan! Idiot.

He's insisting on masks though which is a bit odd.

Surely it would be better to have less packed trains and no masks rather than the other way around.