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Originally Posted by stanley

Has something changed in the last two months?

"A key point to note, however, is that the vaccine isn’t an end-all solution to the pandemic. That’s in large part because any inoculations developed now are focused on simply preventing symptoms from arising, rather than blocking out the virus altogether."

Fauci: Early COVID-19 vaccines will only prevent symptoms, not block the virus

No, nothing has changed, viruses have behaved this way for millions of years. Fauci's comment was before the vaccine was developed, and from what I read most likely way out of context---he knows this stuff better than I do.

Specifically, COVID needs its spike protein to enter cells. The vaccines attack the spike protein. No spike protein=no cellular entry=no viral reproduction=no transmission, and Tony knows that.

Probably he was trying to emphasize that no vaccine will instantly end the pandemic, the powers that be do not want everyone getting careless as the finish line approaches