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Prof Triggernometry
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A careful reading of the below confirms that all we did and all that has been forced upon us at the risk of our freedom has not worked. It truly is time to move on with our lives. Notice the list of authors:
The New England Journal Of Medicine
Perspective
Universal Coronavirus Vaccines — An Urgent Need
List of authors.
David M. Morens, M.D., Jeffery K. Taubenberger, M.D., Ph.D., and Anthony S. Fauci, M.D.
Moreover, immunity following natural infection with SARS-CoV-2, combined with vaccine-induced immunity, has so far not prevented the emergence and rapid spread of viral variants such as the highly transmissible delta (B.1.617.2) variant and the recently identified omicron (B.1.1.529) “variant of concern,” which as of the end of November, appeared to be highly transmissible. It remains unknown whether and how permanent protective immunity can be achieved, and whether it can prevent emergence of immune escape variants of SARS-CoV-2.
These sobering facts suggest that SARS-CoV-2 is unlikely to be eliminated, let alone eradicated; it will probably continue to circulate indefinitely in periodic outbreaks and endemics. Meanwhile, an unknown number of animal coronaviruses, of unknown transmissibility and lethality, may well emerge in the foreseeable future. We must therefore greatly accelerate our efforts in coronavirus vaccinology.
The New England Journal Of Medicine
Perspective
Universal Coronavirus Vaccines — An Urgent Need
List of authors.
David M. Morens, M.D., Jeffery K. Taubenberger, M.D., Ph.D., and Anthony S. Fauci, M.D.
Moreover, immunity following natural infection with SARS-CoV-2, combined with vaccine-induced immunity, has so far not prevented the emergence and rapid spread of viral variants such as the highly transmissible delta (B.1.617.2) variant and the recently identified omicron (B.1.1.529) “variant of concern,” which as of the end of November, appeared to be highly transmissible. It remains unknown whether and how permanent protective immunity can be achieved, and whether it can prevent emergence of immune escape variants of SARS-CoV-2.
These sobering facts suggest that SARS-CoV-2 is unlikely to be eliminated, let alone eradicated; it will probably continue to circulate indefinitely in periodic outbreaks and endemics. Meanwhile, an unknown number of animal coronaviruses, of unknown transmissibility and lethality, may well emerge in the foreseeable future. We must therefore greatly accelerate our efforts in coronavirus vaccinology.