U.S. coronavirus cases top six million as Midwest, schools face outbreaks

[heybruce]

1 hour ago, thaibeachlovers said:

There is no guarantee of long term herd immunity as it may become like flu and mutate.

However, if there is no herd immunity what is plan B? Should a vaccine not actually be any more effective than the flu vaccine what is the plan?

Do governments have any idea at all what to do if the magic vaccine doesn't work for any of a hundred possible reasons?

 

Lockdowns forever are obviously a non starter, so what's left? I've said isolate the vulnerable and carry on as normal, but I'd be interested in your solution.

At least you have stopped presenting herd immunity as a proven fact.

 

I'm hoping for an effective vaccine, but acknowledge that it will probably have to be re-administered every year, if not more often.  If no effective vaccine is found and no herd immunity arises then we will have to get used to a world where masks and social distancing is the new normal.