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by throwaway20851 2010 days ago
>There is strong data >We don't have long term data

No.
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maxerickson 2010 days ago
They are different things. And the efficacy data is good enough to not be part of the question (if most people get vaccinated the virus goes away).
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throwaway20851 2010 days ago
>(if most people get vaccinated the virus goes away).

Polio. And these COVID-19 vaccines do not grant indefinite immunity.

95% efficacy is not realistic. We struggle to hit 60% with influenza vaccines.

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maxerickson 2010 days ago
We don't know how long the immunity from the vaccines will last.

The flu is a very different virus, so it's not really a useful comparison (mutates faster, etc).

I guess there will be plenty of proof in the coming months (in either direction really, it will be reasonably clear if it works as well as has been stated).

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