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		vletal on Nov 25, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: B.1.1.529 Your answer seems to assume that the distribution of spike proteins which binds to the ACE is very close to the one for which we obtain immunity by getting vaccinated. Yet we can already see that Delta binds better than the early strains and the efficacy of existing vaccines against it is like 60%, which contradict that. Does it make sense?

ciphol on Nov 25, 2021 [–]

Vaccine efficacy decays with time. If you've had a 3rd vaccine recently, it will be much more than 60% effective.

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