So, are we going to have to vaccinate the entire population every year from now on?

[waltzingparrot]

Just that really.

Maybe only the priority groups.

Possibly

It will be run through town halls as now but also schools and big employees. It will be a massive expensive PITA , but it’s not the impossible task people seem to think.

No. Just the elderly and the vulnerable

Unless big pharmaceutical has gets to decide. Which it won't it is down to individual governments

Or

Unless a variant comes along the the vaccines can't handle. Which as the virus so far has only mutated in a certain number of ways is increasingly unlikely

@Torvean

Nobody knows yet as we don't know how long antibodies from vaccines will last.

There is a study recruiting for ppl who had their first vaccine in January
They will get one of 5 vaccines or a control.

Don’t suppose you could point me in the direction of where to find it as I’d like to sign up. Thanks.

I have said this before, but I really don't see why this would be such an issue, and yes, combined with a flu jab would be great. I get my flu jab yearly, as does everyone in my family. I don't think I am saying anything controversial when I say that the majority of people have maybe a day of side effects with the first Covid jab ( even AZ) and none at all with the second, so it's a day out of your life every year. Not a big deal for me, and better vaccines will be developed too.

Until global immunisation has been acheived, and as viral variants will always be an issue, an annual jab (maybe combined with the annual flu jab) should be developed.

Lots of misconceptions on this thread.

1. Antibody count means nothing - the ONLY way long term immunity can be assessed is absolute infection numbers. You can have zero antibodies, but if you have memory cells (B & T) then you're protected.

2. The SIREN study suggests that immunity is quite long lived. No sign of it falling over a period of ~12 months.

3. Last I heard, the expectation was that as far as boosters for immunity waning, they'd only be concerned about the older generations - i.e. >60/65, with the rest of the pop getting a booster after a few years....

4. But new variants may require a different vaccination be given - we don't know yet on that score. Currently looks like the Delta variant can be managed with current vaccines - but if it mutates further then they'll bring out a new jab for everyone.

There was a scientist (working on the vaccines with UK gov) talking about this. He mentioned annual but then said possibly every ‘2 year’ boosters. So although they don’t know, gives an insight into what they’re hoping for younger and more healthy individuals? Every 2 years for certain groups would be much better obviously, considering the need for global vaccination!

I’m clinging onto the hope from those studies suggesting 17years Tcell response from SARS-1 and cross immunity.

I wonder if they’re still studying different blood types and their different responses too?

But new variants may require a different vaccination be given - we don't know yet on that score. Currently looks like the Delta variant can be managed with current vaccines - but if it mutates further then they'll bring out a new jab for everyone.

Yes, which to all intents and purposes for Joe Public, is regular (yearly, we’ll see) covid vaccinations.

In the same way that the “flu jab” is against multiple, varying strains and strain variants every year”