[SystemSafety] Coronavirus mutations
Derek M Jones
derek at knosof.co.uk
Thu May 7 17:39:59 CEST 2020
All,
One factor that is not getting much attention in vaccine
discussions is the risk that Coronavirus mutations will
significantly reduce the effectiveness of a vaccine; much like
what happens with flu vaccines:
https://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/2020/05/07/mutations-in-the-coronavirus-spike-protein
Herd immunity, or at least tolerance, does appear to be the only viable end-game.
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Derek M. Jones Evidence-based software engineering
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