What If The Vaccine Doesn’t Work ?

[Sunk]

We are pinning all our hopes on the vaccines getting us out of this pandemic - what if it doesn’t?

The 2018 Flu Vaccine was only 29% effective. That was because by the time the vaccine had been manufactured a new strain had become dominant on which the vaccine didn’t work.

https://www.healthline.com/health-news/flu-vaccine-had-another-disappointing-year-will-this-year-be-different

None of the current vaccines have been tested on the new mutant strain of covid. They are hoping the vaccines will still work, but they don’t know, they are just hoping.

A very depressing thought, but one we should not dismiss. Boris says 13 million vaccinations in the next 6 weeks. I guess we will know after that

[ToraToraTora]

good point anne, sadly sunk just prays for problems so he can blame Boris.

[jim360]

Oh, shut up, TTT.

[Sunk]

Tora,

No where have I blamed the new variant on Boris Johnson. Stop putting words into my mouth.
I have reported your post.

[ToraToraTora]

evidence is clear jim.
"What if the vaccine doesn't work?" - roughly translated - please don't work then I can moan about Boris.

[jim360]

If the evidence is clear, you don't need to keep saying it, do you?

So don't. Find something interesting to say: what you think about the topic, not the poster.

[Ellipsis]

You're in danger of being labelled a troll, TTT. Think about it ...

[anneasquith]

10.33. Ditto .

[Ellipsis]

10:45, ditto.

[jim360]

10:31, ditto

[anneasquith]

Oh my :-) .

[Theland]

Each new variant, or pestilence is congruent with the words of JESUS in Matthew 24.
A coincidence?
You decide.

[emmie]

a concidence theland, that is all -

[Ellipsis]

Also Matthew 7:7, "seek and you will find" ...

[Souldarkness]

Well if we are getting plagues can we choose one , if we have locusts it will save me a fortune on tarantula food.

[fender62]

Theland, so you think your loving forgiving god, gave us the virus as a punishment for sins unknown, or are you saying it's man made.

[Old_Geezer]

I think the fallback plan is for everyone to stay isolated forever, always wear masks, preferably crown to sole ones, and only leave home if you work in the delivery service industry.

[bobbinwales]

You can allways wait for the next election and vote for an anti-lockdown party, old-Geezer, theres bound to be one if we'er still in lockdown by then

[sevenOP]

"The Guardian makes clear that the Palestinian Authority is responsible for the occupied territories."

"Responsible' but not sovereign, eh Sunk.

[sevenOP]

^^ apologies, wrong thread.

[Peter Pedant]

This argument always "works"

the drug X was tested against lab specimens months ago. we dont know whether it will act against the one I have got - and the doctors dont seem to give a damn

as ever, you have to try it and see

and so we are all going to DDDDDIIIIIIIEEEEEE!

The Prof has done some posts which can only be called very technical that sunk clearly hasnt understood....

The virus has binding sites to The Receptor. this has changed a bit.
the vaccine is directed towards 'its own' binding sites which is near but not identical to the Big Bad virus binding site. Up to now the vaccine has covered any mutations

this is not really the Great Bug-a-boo
the Virus Attacks ! - - - and we DDDDIIIIIIIEEEEEE !!!!
scenario.