Thoughts? Saw it on the covid room in matrix.

  • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆
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    12 years ago

    It does, but the problem is that each sufficiently divergent variant is effectively a whole new pandemic. Your immunity only works for variants that are similar enough for your immune system to recognize. Furthermore, there is a chance that new variants can cause new kinds of damage to the body.

    • @meloo@lemmy.perthchat.orgOP
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      12 years ago

      yeah. But if you’re under constant exposure to covid as it evolves, no variant will be new to the body, since 99 and 100 are bsaically the same

      • ☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆
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        12 years ago

        That’s now how it works in practice. Viruses can easily change in ways that make existing immunity worthless as we saw with omicron. Furthermore, viruses often recombine with other viruses. This isn’t a simple linear progression.