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by woeirua 2171 days ago
It's unlikely that would be sustainable for long for various reasons. You're talking about needing literally tens of BILLIONS of shots a year for the forseeable future?

If immunity is not long lasting, then the only path out is global eradication. We have done it before with smallpox.

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I don't see us getting to the levels of vaccinations that would be necessary for eradication. A quarter of the people in the US think the whole thing is a ploy to implant everyone with microchips and nothing will ever convince them otherwise. Maybe some of those people will change their minds when they get it but I wouldn't count on enough to matter. We're all going to be sick and dying for decades.
Don’t need it forever