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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It won’t ever go back? Are you this dramatic in real life? Life will eventually go back to normal. That’s how you explain it.[/quote]

It won’t. The half-life of antibodies is 36 days. There will never be an effective vaccine.[/quote]

Not true about B cells and T cells. I hate armchair epidemiologists and immunologists who literally don’t understand how the immune system works.  Immunity will be more durable than flu. Many promising vaccines and treatments so far—a few in phase 3. You only want to live in the negative. You need help. You are in a dark place.

As for your daughter, just be honest. Don’t tell her she will never do these things again because actually that’s patently false and of your own making. We are very honest with my 3.5 year old who missed school, friends, relatives, visiting special places. We say there are germs that are brand new that are making people, especially people grandma and grandpa’s age really sick. But luckily little kids like you don’t seem very effected. So to prevent spreading it you will see people in masks more including us, you will need to wear a mask sometimes, we wash hands when we come inside. Many places are closed so we need to have fun at home. One day you’ll go to school again! And one day we will have a great big party because this will all be over—what thing would you like to do first when that happens?

Because newsflash. This is going to end. It may take a year or two but it will get incrementally better. There will be a vaccine and therapies. Please do not tell your daughter that she will never do these things again. It is not based in reality.[/quote]

I (OP) didn't write anything about the vaccine.

Weird about planning a party. Worst thing you can - just see PP's post about Vietnam. [/quote]

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