Thanks for dismantling some of the BS in this paper that many of us wouldn't have spotted. Could you explain what "original antigenic sin" is, and how it operates? It's easy to understand why a 4th dose of the Old Wuhan variant would be useless for building resistance to the viruses circulating now. But apparently some experts believe…
Thanks for dismantling some of the BS in this paper that many of us wouldn't have spotted. Could you explain what "original antigenic sin" is, and how it operates? It's easy to understand why a 4th dose of the Old Wuhan variant would be useless for building resistance to the viruses circulating now. But apparently some experts believe it could be worse than useless -- actually doing harm by decreasing immune response. Why is that?
Thanks for dismantling some of the BS in this paper that many of us wouldn't have spotted. Could you explain what "original antigenic sin" is, and how it operates? It's easy to understand why a 4th dose of the Old Wuhan variant would be useless for building resistance to the viruses circulating now. But apparently some experts believe it could be worse than useless -- actually doing harm by decreasing immune response. Why is that?