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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Vaccine rolls out in late November for limited use.  About a 54-57 percent efficacy rate with limited side effects.  That’s when this is over, for all intents and purposes. [/quote]

Can you please explain your last sentence? 
Seems like the efficacy rate of that vaccine isn't high enough to provide herd immunity.

And that's assuming everyone will take it (or even most people).

It's also assuming that there will be enough of the vaccine to go around and not just be rolled out "for limited use"

Just curious to hear your thoughts, thanks! [/quote]

Meaning that’s when this is over from a psychological perspective.  Sure, others who were not in the early groups (military, first responders, etc.) may choose to get the vaccine.  That would be good.  But that’s it — a vaccine of limited efficacy combined with safety measures for the most vulnerable is the best we’ll be able to do.  Take it or leave it.[/quote]

Agree.  Unless you think we can keep moving the goalposts from "flatten the curve" to "until there's a vaccine" to "until everybody 100% will never get it".  Which of course is a standard we do not apply to any other disease or activity.  I think the vaccine developments are cause for great optimism. Thanks for the updates.[/quote]

Well, yes then it would cease to be a global pandemic.  Once we can move off of that then yes we will move forward as a society.  I don’t think that can happen until there is a vaccine though.[/quote]

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