Variants are most likely to appear in a fairly high-vaccinated population but where there are few mitigations in play and were a still reasonably sized chunk of the population is unwilling to be vaccinated. Hello, UK/USA!
But doesn't that imply that vaccine is responsible for creating variants? And I mean, covid reached the whole globe practically. It's not that variant versions appeared in only USA/UK.
That would be the scientists who have pivoted as soon as their understanding has changed, informed politicians and sat there aghast as many politicians have refused to believe the science or adjusted it to only take on board what they wanted to? We’ve known COVID is aerosol-based for a very long time, and yet mask mandates still aren’t in place in the UK and USA because, what, some people are arguing enforced mask use for a temporary period is against their human rights?
What can I say? We live in selfish times.
That isn’t going to be what happens. But when boosters are free and could stop you getting sick, would it really be that much of a hardship to rock up once a year at a vaccine centre? The second boosters are available for my age group (having had Moderna and seen the efficacy drop-off), I’ll sign up.
Ah...not for me. As if we are cattle for taking each year a shot. The best is ofcourse a vaccine that keeps you protected until your heart stops beating. Like for TB. That's why I said once I am not taking a vaccine, in order to see how things will develop. As I see it, the situation with the vaccines is far from perfect. My mother had to wait for months to get the second jab of AZ (which I vehemently refused). And apparently, Russian or Chinese are far from ideal, but we haven't got those. Russians rushed up their development of the vaccine so they had to withdraw it temporary. Now I am reading that Chinese vaccine may offer squat protection for the elders.
