Re: CV and mad panic behaviour
Reply #4190 –
The science is unequivocal and I really don't understand how/why anyone can't see that.
@DJC Thanks for the links.
Unfortunately, for many I think the real science doesn't matter, Sars-CoV-2 has become more a political issue than a issue of health and welfare. That is at least until they get sick, at which time it all changes and it becomes doctors and scientists aren't doing enough to save me, ................... !
Having listened to lots of experts understanding the heterogeneity is key. They can study and use that info to correctly and quickly lead to Sars-CoV-2 being used against itself, hopefully leading to better more efficacious vaccines that can stop infection and transmission as well as reducing case severity. In the long term the hope is we will have a vaccine that like the Influenza vaccine is a blend built on several less virulent strains but in total more effective, as well as a predictive model that will allow the more accurate forecasts of future Sars-CoV-2 strains, much like in already done with the Influenza vaccines.
An interesting side effect of Sars-CoV-2, the mitigation steps taken to address Sars-CoV-2 might be throwing a short term spanner in the Influenza modelling. Some experts are warning the plummeting Influenza case rate could have a detrimental effect on the models used to predict next seasons Influenza strains. Apparently, like the Sars-CoV-2 vaccines the Influenza vaccine doesn't stop us getting Influenza, it mostly just moderates the symptoms so the infection becomes mild or asymptomatic. But researchers still use how the current strains spread to feed data into the predictive modelling for next years Influenza. The lack of cases is ironically bad for the model, as a result there are doubts about which future strains are most likely to be prominent, the experts worry not enough is being done now to prepare for next years Influenza.