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We get annual vaccines to boost that mitigation, if not to avoid acute cases altogether. Second, if we get vaccines widely and rapidly distributed, it’s possible that we can kill transmission of COVID-19 through rapidly acquired herd immunity via that vaccination, plus the social distancing and mask-wearing behaviors we are currently using. That might wipe it out altogether, although vaccinations would likely continue for safety, especially among higher-risk populations.

Permanent immunity is the best possible scenario, of course. We may still find that permanent immunity is achievable for all but a handful of exceptions. But even if we fall short of that, the vaccines will have a huge impact, and we are way ahead of that cycle. And that’s good news indeed.

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Always gonna be some exceptions and mutation issues, but antibodies don’t change how they work because a virus is politicized.