04-26-2021, 12:49 AM
sekker wrote:
The UK ran this experiment, a single dose gave a lot of protection, and the second dose can be delayed for months.
Still, plenty of fools out there.
The UK ran the experiment, but not at a time when we're seeing the levels of surges we're now seeing (c.f., India and Michigan).
If, as the Pfizer/Moderna data suggested, one shot gave 85% protection, that's still a lot of people who will have gotten vaccinated but will still end up getting sick. When those people get sick, the question is whether the virus' mutations will be selected for, in terms of host immune system evasion. Then we end up with a virus for which the vaccines might be far less effective or totally ineffective.
I know it's unlikely, but on the other hand, we're already seeing decreased efficacy with the variants for pretty much all three vaccines.
And I still don't think you can directly compare the three vaccines:
https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/health...98fecd8544
https://www.yalemedicine.org/news/covid-...comparison