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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"The viral spike (S) protein is the key target of the neutralising antibody response, and the omicron variant harbours more than 35 mutations in the S protein, which allow [b]highly efficient evasion from neutralising antibodies[/b].1 In keeping with these findings, the [b]omicron variant efficiently spreads in populations with a high percentage of convalescent or vaccinated individuals[/b]" 
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(22)00224-9/fulltext

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Did you even finish reading that?

[i]"Our results show that all presently circulating omicron subvariants evade neutralisation by vaccine-induced antibodies with comparably high efficiency, [b]suggesting that increased antibody evasion is not the reason for the current expansion of BA.2[/b] in several countries. Since currently available vaccines provided robust protection against early omicron isolates circulating in South Africa from Nov 15 to Dec 7, 2021, which was likely to be BA.1, our results suggest that this protection should extend to all omicron subvariants."[/i]
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Yes. I did (see text in bold).  I also read the paragraphs before, in context explaining the BA.2 relationship with the S protein.

"BA.2.12.1 contains about 20 of the same mutations seen in the original Omicron, plus seven new ones"
"the newly emerged SARS-CoV-2 Omicron BA.5, BA.4, BA.2.13, and BA.2.12.1 subvariants include the L452 mutation"
https://www.verywellhealth.com/omicron-sub-subvariants-5235800

Tell you what.  I'm sick of arguing with you.  Again, if you were correct, then anyone vaccinated or already sick with BA.1 or 2 should not be re-infected before the end of the school year or over the summer, correct?  Let's see if that's true.  If infections drop to zero at MCPS, you win!  How's that?  See how easy that was!   :wink: 
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That’s not at all what it means. Prior infection or vaccination has never provided durable immunity against reinfection. They provide protection against severe illness. As your own link said, the new variants of omicron look very similar to the Omicron variants in terms of immune evasion, so prior infection or vaccination should continue to protect against severe illness.

But of course people will keep getting infected. There’s never been a path to Covid zero. What we see right now is likely what we will continue to see. It’s just people will stop paying attention over time, just like most of us don’t really pay attention to the flu besides getting vaccinated.[/quote]

No one is expecting zero covid but just expecting basic precautions given the surges until its better under control.  [/quote]

There’s no reason to think this is a “surge.” This is what we can expect endemic Covid case rates to look like.[/quote]

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