First, the Pfizer vaccine is a logistical nightmare. From storage to the two I-V doses. We still don't know how long the vaccine will last. a year? life? 3 months? 10 years?
This virus has been around a long time, maybe millions of years unless it was designed by the Commies. Testing can be thrown in the garbage. I know people that for sure have symptoms from their husband or wife and they test negative. I know people testing positive and the next week negative and the next week positive. I know people that were sick, tested positive and a month later tried to give antibodies and they weren't there. The notion we know anything about this virus is also out the window. If I were Trump, Fauci's head should be rolling.
There are regular travelers from the U.S. to Wuhan. There are reports that it was in the U.S. in July 2019 and there are reports that it wasn't until November and then again not until January. After reading everything and knowing this is air born transmission, its highly likely it was in the U.S. the same month it was discovered in Wuhan.
Originally Posted by DTickler
There are multiple types of coronaviruses. And viruses mutate all the time - sometimes becoming more contagious or less contagious and sometimes more lethal or less lethal. The present strain of CV-19 has not been around for years - otherwise we would have had a major breakout before. So comparisons to other coronaviruses are not apt.
The Pfizer vaccine doesn't have to last more than about a year. If everyone gets the shot, that will be enough to kill it off. In any event, by the end of a year, it will have mutated again, probably to something less dangerous. And even then, we will simply develop a new vaccine for the next mutation.
That's the way it is with seasonal flu and that's why they always have to develop vaccines every year, based on what it expected to be the dominant strain that year.
The whole point is to get the R0 factor down below 1.0. If we can get 70-80% of the population vaccinated and it is 90% effective, the cases will die of in about 3-4 months. Just like the flu disappears after a few months. It rises from October to December, then dies out by early March.
The logistics will be more challenging because of the refrigeration requirements, but there will be an unprecedented effort to get it distributed for free.
And unlike the flu, it will be much easier to get people to get the shot (except for paranoid assholes), because people are going broke right now. If you want to go back to work, you are going to have to provide proof to your employer. Right now, the majority of folks cannot wait to get the shot.
Social pressure will be enormous - as it should be. It's possible that hotels, restaurants and airlines may have similar requirements to employers - they can refuse to let you fly for not wearing a mask. Why not refuse service if you have not been vaccinated?
You don't have a constitutional right to expose another person to a disease by forcing them to do business with you.
People will be lined up at hospitals, pharmacies, and Doc-In-A-Box clinics. You will have to get appointments to get it due to the refrigeration requirements.
