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Originally Posted by Cherie
There is no evidence the current vaccine won’t work, no additional doses required
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I think it's pretty much confirmed (sine it's been sequenced) that the new strain isnt different enough to the original to make the vaccine any less effective. It's just that to achieve herd immunity, the more easily it spreads, the higher a proportion need to be immune to drive it down. Herd immunity isn't necessarily THAT important though if vulnerable groups can be effectively vaccinated. The group it does pose problems for is immune-suppressed people who can't have the vaccine.