The problem occurs if the virus mutates to be able to destroy the antibody binding mechanism which would cause them to simple “bounce” off the virus cells.
My interpretation is that the original vaccine will provide some protection initially but may be overwhelmed eventually necessitating a “booster”. Pfizer seem supremely confident that their technology can be easily adapted to the required alterations. The main issue right now is scaling up manufacture but that is always growing so there are a fair few reasons to have some positivity and not let the doom and gloom merchants, (the title of this thread is a disgrace) who seem intent on dragging everyone down as far as possible, overwhelm this board.
Agreed. Other people have had pelters for similar threads.
The UK, and global, mainstream media have a lot to answer for. For the last 12 months they have fed the public with fear. They are too politicised and, like our politicians, are more interested in point scoring than providing facts. I know they have viewers to attract and papers/subscriptions to sell, but they have played a big part in where we find ourselves as a country.
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There were reports on this in The Financial Times, Independent and Guardian yesterday.
Your intention might not be to "scare" people - which Im sure is genuine - but it clearly does scare people - as witnessed on here and negatively impacts mental health.I'll let Rob make the decision as to wether to pull it or not @parnabyscrosses. This is a board for adults, I'm only reporting what is in the media which is what thousands of threads before this have done and thousands after will do.
And for those preaching about anxiety etc maybe don't be calling me out for posting my fears - speaking about things that worry you can help anxiety too. Mental health isn't a one way street.
If you would like a source unfortunately the easiest one to find is the Daily Mail, a publication I do not like to link or usually read. But when coupled with Patrick Vallance expressing concerns and it being on the News At 10 I thought that the point was valid enough to post.
S African Covid poses 're-infection risk' which could defy jabs, study
The strains discovered in Britain, South Africa and Brazil all have mutations of a spike protein, which enables the virus to latch onto human cells and therefore plays a key role in driving infections.www.dailymail.co.uk
And as I say, I hope it's rubbish and the key will be in the coming month if anyone in the UK gets the SA strain and ends up early poorly.
My post isn't to scare, it is to encourage debate and for people to highlight hopefully something I have missed that makes this news very wrong.
