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Moderna has announced that their vaccine is effective against the new variants but said "pseudovirus neutralizing antibody titers were approximately 6-fold lower relative to prior variants" in regards to the SA Variant. What are the implications of this?

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Will the COVID vaccines be effective against the new strain discovered in The UK?

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Is there anything scientists can do or observe to infer how long the COVID vaccines will last?

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What should be made of the recent Anti-Covid Nasal Spray?

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The COVID vaccines make your body make antibodies for the spike protein while a natural infection makes your body produce various antibodies, some more effective than others. Is this game of "trial and error" game with antibodies during a natural infection part of the reason you get sicker?

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If the vaccines are 90% effective, does that mean a vaccinated person who is exposed to covid on 100 unique occasions should expect to contract it 10 times?

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Could the potential for mild breakthrough cases with the Delta variant actually help build stronger immunity and bring us closer to herd immunity faster?

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Do breakthrough cases also function as a "booster" shot?

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How will Pfizer's COVID-19 Anti-Viral Pill affect the pandemic?

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Participants in the COVID Vaccine studies wore masks and socially distanced during the studies. Was this likely to skew the results of the study? How did scientists separate the efficacy of the vaccines versus standard pandemic practices?

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Moderna has announced that their vaccine is effective against the new variants but said "pseudovirus neutralizing antibody titers were approximately 6-fold lower relative to prior variants" in regards to the SA Variant. What are the implications of this?	7993
Will the COVID vaccines be effective against the new strain discovered in The UK?	22
Is there anything scientists can do or observe to infer how long the COVID vaccines will last?	2
What should be made of the recent Anti-Covid Nasal Spray?	1
The COVID vaccines make your body make antibodies for the spike protein while a natural infection makes your body produce various antibodies, some more effective than others. Is this game of "trial and error" game with antibodies during a natural infection part of the reason you get sicker?	1
If the vaccines are 90% effective, does that mean a vaccinated person who is exposed to covid on 100 unique occasions should expect to contract it 10 times?	1
Could the potential for mild breakthrough cases with the Delta variant actually help build stronger immunity and bring us closer to herd immunity faster?	1
Do breakthrough cases also function as a "booster" shot?	1
How will Pfizer's COVID-19 Anti-Viral Pill affect the pandemic?	1
Participants in the COVID Vaccine studies wore masks and socially distanced during the studies. Was this likely to skew the results of the study? How did scientists separate the efficacy of the vaccines versus standard pandemic practices?	1