Do we need a reminder that flu shots are seasonal? If we had to pay $1,000 a shot for a Covid booster, we'd need to crunch the numbers whether another shot is worth it. But when they're free (disregarding that we all pay indirectly for government expenditure), then where's the problem?
The search for the holy grail will continue: a vaccine that targets part of the virus that doesn't mutate. There was an article a little while ago that covered Australian scientists who had been developing computer technology to determine stable parts of cancer cells to target. They had broadened their research to cover Covid. A rare disease or illness only attracts limited research money and man-hours, but a global pandemic draws much more resources. Cynics will claim that Big Pharma may already have formulated such a universal vaccine but, like the Saudis supposedly hoarding all manner of petrol-replacing products, they're sitting on it so they can keep the vaccine dollars coming in. But no doubt there's a few scientists out there who'd quite like a Nobel prize for bringing the pandemic to an end. Until that happens, I'm happy to take the boosters (or new vaccines to combat new strains) from time to time.
The search for the holy grail will continue: a vaccine that targets part of the virus that doesn't mutate. There was an article a little while ago that covered Australian scientists who had been developing computer technology to determine stable parts of cancer cells to target. They had broadened their research to cover Covid. A rare disease or illness only attracts limited research money and man-hours, but a global pandemic draws much more resources. Cynics will claim that Big Pharma may already have formulated such a universal vaccine but, like the Saudis supposedly hoarding all manner of petrol-replacing products, they're sitting on it so they can keep the vaccine dollars coming in. But no doubt there's a few scientists out there who'd quite like a Nobel prize for bringing the pandemic to an end. Until that happens, I'm happy to take the boosters (or new vaccines to combat new strains) from time to time.