Gael23 wrote: » Do we know how long the vaccine takes to work once administered?
ixoy wrote: » Nice to see her address the 70% efficacy report too. RTE still doing a glass half empty on the headline, whereas most other news sources see it as more positive at this point (some having adjusted earlier headlines).
JDD wrote: » If immunity from the vaccine only lasts 12 months (or worse, less than that) how is that going to pan out? I can't see everyone who is happy to get the vaccine first time around rocking up to their local pharmacy every 18 or 12 or 10 months to get a second round. Even less so if it's a jab (everyone hates needles) and if you have to attend twice in four weeks. Are we going to have a problem if immunity isn't a decent amount of time, like around 2-5 years? Or is it fine as long as HCW and over 80's get the vaccine every time they need it? Maybe we're hoping the virus will mutate to something less crappy and the vaccine will become redundant over time anyway? Am I right in saying that might never happen though, especially since it seems that this coronavirus isn't prone to regular mutations?
JDD wrote: » If immunity from the vaccine only lasts 12 months (or worse, less than that) how is that going to pan out?
tfeldi wrote: » I read the article but it still doesn't make sense - at least not to me. They are saying that 1.5 doses work better than 2 doses? What is the reason for this?
hmmm wrote: » It was mentioned earlier in the thread that Slaoui who is head of "Operation Warp Speed" in the US was predicting that protection from the virus might be relatively short (1 to a few years), but protection from the disease might be long term. I think that's similar to the prediction some time ago that vaccines might help to reduce this to a head cold for most people. We'll also have antibody treatments ready to go if it does flare up. We can't give them to millions of people, but if we get an outbreak affecting a few hundred every now and again they could be used.
CIARAN_BOYLE wrote: » With some vaccines a small hit followed by a heavy hit helps the immune system ramp up for a fight. Two heavy hits can just make the immune system give up.
iguana wrote: » Right now we still need to keep distancing, wearing masks, practicing good hygiene, etc
froog wrote: » 3 vaccines on the verge of being approved in less than a year. amazing achievement.
Gael23 wrote: » Regarding immine compromised patients , I was with my gastroenterologist this morning abs he said any vaccine is five once it’s not live
ShineOn7 wrote: » Depending on how next year goes, I think what has been done with these vaccines is among the top 5 scientific achievements ever by humans Imagine what could be done if they push all that will into other things once we have Covid strangled
ZX7R wrote: » Tread moving quite quickly apologizes if its been ask, Just wondering if a child is in a vulnerable group ,would they be able to access to the vaccination. Or will it be available to children at all
fred funk }{ wrote: » Children are at the opposite end of the vulnerable spectrum.
Call me Al wrote: » Not all children are perfectly healthy unfortunately.
Steve012 wrote: » Out of curiosity I'm posting this poll. I am completely non biased to peoples opinions and choices
bmc58 wrote: » Anyone who has any interest in the returning of some sort of normality to our world would take this vaccine.Thats my opinion.
Duke of Url wrote: » Maybe start with the flu which has less then 50% success rate and still kills millions each year
El Sueño wrote: » Any chance the people voting no could explain why? Do you want to go back to normality or not?
