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muriel_volestrangler

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3. It's not just American scientists saying they think it won't affect vaccine effectiveness

Reply to PCIntern (Original post)

Sun Dec 20, 2020, 12:39 PM

Dec 2020

It's the British ones who have been studying the variant. So "didn’t speak up or resign their posts" is a red herring. And those with initial prognostications about AIDS who are still in the job over 35 years later are few and far between. Unless you can actually name a scientist in both categories, it seems another red herring

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The possible mutated strain of COVID-19 in UK [View all] PCIntern Dec 2020 OP

We do need to know pandr32 Dec 2020 #1

"Hot shot scientists." BannonsLiver Dec 2020 #2

Well I had 11 years of advanced study, was a PCIntern Dec 2020 #7

It's not just American scientists saying they think it won't affect vaccine effectiveness muriel_volestrangler Dec 2020 #3

One of the hallmarks of science, transparency. Kid Berwyn Dec 2020 #4

Capitalists. Nitram Dec 2020 #6

My understanding is that the vaccine stimulates production of antibodies and immune system killer Nitram Dec 2020 #5

Has there been any report on why it's more transmissable? Does it travel farther? AnnieG Dec 2020 #8

Excellent questions PCIntern Dec 2020 #9

For me the bottom line is: don't stop masking, distancing or sanitizing . Yet. abqtommy Dec 2020 #10

The more infections the more likely it is to mutate. BrightKnight Dec 2020 #11

Of course PCIntern Dec 2020 #12

Of course PCIntern Dec 2020 #13