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Every single person will get COVID-19 at some point. It’s impossible to avoid. Regardless of how they say COVID-19 is transmitted, you will inevitably get it.

The real shame about COVID-19 is how it can affect people so differently, and with varying degrees of consequences.

The news of a new strain is very worrisome.

We’re in this for the next few years. It’s going to get worse before it gets better, health wise and economically. If the virus doesn’t kill people then the financial impact will.

The future across the US and other countries:

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>Every single person will get COVID-19 at some point. It’s impossible to avoid. Regardless of how they say COVID-19 is transmitted, you will inevitably get it.

Simply not true, especially now with vaccinations starting.

I agree. Cases are so rare where I live that even if the vaccine becomes available in a year or so, it seems exceedingly unlikely that I’d get it before then. Some places are not doing all that badly with this virus.

Can you where where you live where the vaccine wouldn’t be available for another year? It seems from then news it will be a matter of months.

Usa for most people 350mil population 100mil doses a year 2 doses pp you do the math

The initial US batches of Pfizer and Moderna total 150 million doses and it's not clear how much more they will be able to sell the US for delivery next year (perhaps 200 million additional doses...).

And then there are other vaccines that will be available in much larger volumes if they are approved.

A vaccine prepares the immune system for the virus. It does not completely prevent infection or exposure. The infection is just so inconsequential that it's unnoticeable.

That’s true, however it does reduce spread, even for people who would have been asymptomatic, since their bodies will start fighting it much sooner.

There are at least 2 new strains. One in SA and one in the uk. I’m not sure vaccinating will be enough even if you could make them fast enough

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