Quality 'read' on what immunologists are learning from Covid. Replete with diagrams. (Page 1/1)
rinselberg FEB 04, 01:47 PM
"What the Omicron wave is revealing about human immunity"

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Immunologists have raced to work out how to protect against multiple variants of SARS-CoV-2. Their research has yielded a wealth of insights and a few surprises.


Cassandra Willyard for Nature; February 2, 2022.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-00214-3

The last three paragraphs:

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A shot with broad, durable neutralizing activity against SARS-CoV-2 was always going to be a tall order. Much of that comes down to the nature of the virus itself. “If you look at respiratory infections, these historically have been very hard to prevent,” Ahmed says. That applies to influenza, respiratory syncytial virus and “we definitely see it with the common cold”. With a systemic infection, such as measles, it takes time for the virus to spread through the body and cause illness. With respiratory infections, it’s happening right at the point of entry. For such pathogens, protecting against serious illness might be the best anyone can hope for.

Many are still optimistic, however. “Everyone and their mother is studying SARS-CoV-2 right now,” says Scott Hensley, an immunologist at the Perelman School of Medicine. That surge of interest has led to remarkable advances in immunologists’ ability to dissect the immune response. The insights might finally help them to unlock the recipe for a vaccine that offers long-lasting, broad protection.

“What’s the magic sauce?” Pulendran asks. “Therein lies a deep, deep mystery, a fundamental challenge, which if it is solved will have a transformative effect on vaccinology.”
sourmash FEB 04, 01:55 PM
The first thing, the most important thing, to learn is that all the promoted injections don't offer any immunity to any variant of covid19.

In 10 years I'll start listening to the covid machine with sincerity. And that will be when the lawyers are advertising that injured people are entitled to payments from the multi-billion dollar or perhaps trillion dollar payouts from class action suits.

[This message has been edited by sourmash (edited 02-04-2022).]