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Given global vaccination rates, it will have abundant and plentiful opportunities for breeding and mutation forever. There is no vaccinating the entire globe for coronavirus. Certainly not in our lifetimes. And not given the declining effectiveness of the vaccines.

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> And not given the declining effectiveness of the vaccines.

Times like these I wish HN had a downvote button, since that’s total misinformation.

It does once you have sufficient karma. Also, you’re wrong. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-vaccine-booster-shot-cdc-...

It's really concerning you're wrong and also wish for the ability to silence others instead of engaging with them.

https://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2021/s0818-covid-19-boost...

I agree that the whole globe will not be vaccinated and that will continue to be a problem. That doesn’t negate what I said though, unvaccinated children are a huge part of that problem.

> And not given the low effectiveness of the vaccines.

I have no idea what this means. It sounds like you’re under false impressions. The vaccines are quite effective.

I meant “declining.” Revised simultaneous with your comment. If the vaccine immunity does not persist and requires boosters, we will never reach global here immunity. The parent article is on point.

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