I never said I didnt want it only that Im willing to wait until the majority if folks wanting it have been vaccinated
being retired and at home is no problem for me
Got it. Thanks for clarifying. I had formed a different impression...
They have absolutely no way of knowing. Nobody does. For another year at a minimum.
Right now "so far so good" means, "we've played the first two minutes of the game against the '86 Bears and we're still tied 0-0."
I don't think it's quite that dire, honestly.
Someone (Badge, I think) posted a study that is showing some lasting immunity from T-cells and that the immunity--even after antibodies wane--responds to new strains. So far everything I've seen suggests that the vaccines are effective against all currently known strains.
Obviously there are concerns. The longer this thing is around, and the more people infected, the more chance there is that we'll see a mutation that causes the virus to evade known natural or vaccine-provided immunity. But the quicker we reach herd immunity--whether through natural infection or vaccines, the harder it will be for the virus to have the opportunity to make such a mutation.
Then, we now know that mRNA vaccines work, and the huge advantage of mRNA vaccines is that the design and production of the vaccine is much simpler than many other types of vaccines, because all you need is the genetic sequence of the virus. Apparently within a week of sequencing this virus, the actual design of the vaccine was ready to go.
I think the position right now is more like we hold a decent lead well into the 3rd quarter, but we need to make sure we keep working hard so the opponent doesn't make a big comeback.