In alt.home.repair, on Thu, 28 May 2020 14:16:19 -0400, Peter
wrote:

On 5/28/2020 10:28 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 5/28/2020 5:53 AM, GatesTattooInc wrote:
On 5/28/20 1:50 AM, Rod Speed wrote:


"Ed Pawlowski" wrote in message
...

I can have some control over getting or giving a virus.* I take some
measure to do so.

And that’s what a lockdown does.


How much longer will you hide under your bed?


Until vaccination is available. Its cozy under there.
Don't hold your breath waiting for a highly effective vaccine providing
long-term protection. I greatly respect Dr. Fauci and he's recently
expressed optimism about a vaccine against COVID-19 disease being
developed in the near future. However, the history of vaccines against
human corona virus diseases is not that encouraging.

A proven vaccine licensed by the FDA has never been developed against
any of the corona viruses that produce human disease (SARS, MERS and
some "common colds").

I can't reply to your other points but they say they stopped trying wrt
SARS and MERS because the diseases had faded away and they had other
thigns to do.


A lot of people all over the world are working on possible vaccines.

BTW. people who used to be doing something else (This is because the
disease is a nothingburger aand they want to be remembered as someone
who cured nothing. Rarther thna for what they had been doing.)



What's worse, the natural immunity that often
protects previously infected, recovered patients against recurrence for
many years and often for life after infection by many other viral
diseases caused by non-corona viruses, e.g., smallpox, measles, mumps,
German measles, roseola, polio, etc., has not been observed after
recuperation from any of the other corona viral illnesses. Neutralizing
antibodies against SARS and MERS have not been detected in recovered
patients more than about 2 1/2 years after clinical infection. If a
vaccine against those viruses is eventually available, booster shots at
least every 2 years would be needed to maintain protection. So, it's
impossible to say how soon, if ever a safe, effective, and reasonably
long-lasting vaccine against the novel corona virus will be available;
but it would be the exception to the rule, especially if it's developed
in the near future.