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DetroitLegalBeagle

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34. Most of the population has no immunity

Reply to Hekate (Reply #26)

Mon Sep 16, 2019, 09:57 PM

Sep 2019

The original vaccine only lasted 3-5 years for full immunity. After that it drops over time. A booster is necessary to bring it back to near full protection.

DoD still vaccinates certain military personnel for it. So the vaccine is in production, probably at low levels though.

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