Originally Posted by
JVergin
I got my two shots and that's all I'm getting until they come up with a better solution. Obviously this one isn't working, and given how quickly this virus mutates, it will continue to find it's way around the vaccines. Even if they FINALLY modify the current vaccine to target variants, it will still find a way around it.
What we need to do is invest more money and research into a nasal spray vaccine which works in the mucous... You know... It's that place where the virus comes into our system, and also where the virus is spread from. The current vaccines work in the blood but do nothing in the mucous which is why we still get sick and can still transmit just as much viral load as an unvaccinated person.
Maybe if we can combine a nasal spray vaccine with the current ones targeted towards the variants, there might be some small hope in defeating this virus (at least in the USA).
More likely though, there is one inevitable path for this virus - To become more like the common cold / Flu. No matter how much we lock down, wear masks, vaccinate, people will continue to get it over and over until we develop a stronger natural immunity to it. Unless there's some major breakthrough with a new type of vaccine, we will not be able to vaccinate or hide our way out of this pandemic. The best thing we can do is just live our lives and take precautions if you're high risk. It also might be a good idea to NOT fire our front line health care workers who have natural immunity to the virus...
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