Coronavirus vaccine strategy needs rethink after resistant variants emerge

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1 hour ago, MillionReasons07 said:

I read that there is another mutant that combines British and South African mutation. I feel like we will never get rid of it. 

Well, unfortunately one can't really "get rid" of a virus completely, you can only contain it. We need ways to deal with it like we have (or haven't) with the flu. 

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3 hours ago, dynamite said:

Oh I thought countries were no longer aiming for herd immunity anyway? And if it still prevents the vulnerable from getting it severely then isn't that the best we can hope for at this point?

The jury is still out on whether or not the current AstraZeneca vaccine effectively mitigates severe illness and death (the trial didn't study this). But if it can't effectively mitigate mild-moderate illness in healthy young people, I am skeptical.