East Asia don't real. What a nincompoop.

        • SerLava [he/him]
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          4 years ago

          Apparently the vaccine will handle all strains due to the new mechanism it uses (via mRNA) which targets the shell instead of the contents. This might actually be an approach to vaccinate against colds

            • Alaskaball [comrade/them]MA
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              4 years ago

              Does making them free and widely available allow me and my sexpest rich friends to accumulate enough money to swim in an Olympic size swimming pool filled with benjies like Scrooge Mcduck?

            • kristina [she/her]
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              4 years ago

              im getting one soon because i come in contact with copd patients somewhat regularly and already have gotten it once, its apparently free

          • Leon_Grotsky [comrade/them]
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            4 years ago

            Well, the mRNA vaccine will do this. I am looking at the vaccination plan for my state rn and they have a page here talking about the 4 different types of vaccines that are going to be distributed. So like 1/4 of the people getting a vaccine will get that broad protection (at least here in Illinois, and obviously this isn't based on hard math or anything)

              • Leon_Grotsky [comrade/them]
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                4 years ago

                The plan I'm looking at was published on 01/10/21 and it says:

                "Vaccine-administration planning must reflect the four types of vaccines being manufactured:

                • mRNA or messenger ribonucleic acid

                • nonreplicating vector

                • protein adjuvant

                • live attenuated"

                My understanding is there are relaxed storage requirements on the other vaccines, so I would be willing to bet my kidneys that you will largely see the non-mRNA vaccines being distributed in larger quantities to places like clinics and retail pharmacies (where most of the people here will be getting the vaccine) that only have standard refrigerated storage.