Pretty good summary. I think the WH announcement is anticipatory, though, of events that haven't happened. I fear we're creating a false sense of expectation for a virus that hasn't shown us a recent variant. There are too many in the public who fail to grasp your point that SARS-CoV-2 is mutating 4x faster than influenza, and worse, you…
Pretty good summary. I think the WH announcement is anticipatory, though, of events that haven't happened. I fear we're creating a false sense of expectation for a virus that hasn't shown us a recent variant. There are too many in the public who fail to grasp your point that SARS-CoV-2 is mutating 4x faster than influenza, and worse, your comment regarding random vs directed (ladder-like) mutation is totally foreign to them. Limited by their experience, "it's obvious" the pandemic's over, and those of us who focus on the epidemiological aspects are fear-mongering.
The release of Convidecia Air is encouraging, but I wonder about the approval process and testing rigor. I strongly concur we need a combined flu-COVID vaccine to increase, hopefully, acceptance.
Pretty good summary. I think the WH announcement is anticipatory, though, of events that haven't happened. I fear we're creating a false sense of expectation for a virus that hasn't shown us a recent variant. There are too many in the public who fail to grasp your point that SARS-CoV-2 is mutating 4x faster than influenza, and worse, your comment regarding random vs directed (ladder-like) mutation is totally foreign to them. Limited by their experience, "it's obvious" the pandemic's over, and those of us who focus on the epidemiological aspects are fear-mongering.
The release of Convidecia Air is encouraging, but I wonder about the approval process and testing rigor. I strongly concur we need a combined flu-COVID vaccine to increase, hopefully, acceptance.