- Data from vaccine clinical trials and real-world evidence show that even in the face of variants, the coronavirus vaccines can drastically cut the risk of severe disease.
- The immune system is complex enough that antibodies and T-cells may mount successful attacks on the virus, even if it mutates.
- Past vaccines for diseases like measles have led to durable protection that can last decades.
With so many news headlines focusing on the variants and their potential to prolong the pandemic, it’s no wonder that people have become increasingly concerned that the vaccines won’t work as well against mutations.
But infectious disease doctors say that even if antibody levels drop in the months following vaccination, the immune system is complex and robust. We’ll be well protected against variants, they say, with a lower risk for disease, hospitalization, and death.
The key question is, just how well do the vaccines work against the variants?
According to experts, well enough that vaccinated people don’t need to worry too much about the current known variants.
Data from vaccine clinical trials and real world evidence show that even in the face of variants, the coronavirus vaccines can prevent infection and drastically cut people’s chances of severe disease and hospitalization.
Source: healthline