07-23-2021, 10:42 AM
(07-23-2021, 10:35 AM)Big_Ern Wrote: There will likely never be herd immunity. We don't have herd immunity for colds and flus
Not sure I expect one for this
I agree with you. I think that long term, Covid is going to be another seasonal virus. Also, in terms of herd immunity, I think that the vaccine only plays into part of the story. There are folks out there that have anti-bodies due to already having Covid. It doesn't make sense to me that your body could make anti-bodies that are effective via a vaccine but aren't effective if you have already had the virus. I understand there may be differences due to various strains but to fully discount it the way it has been - to me - doesn't make sense and is missing a part of this. I'd be curious as to how many of the variant D deaths among the unvaccinated population had already had Covid in the past. Don't know if that stat exists or not, but it would be interesting to see.