Mutation matters, but some rapidly mutating viruses like rabies are easy to immunize for long periods while some slowly mutating viruses are hard.

I have friends who keep asking why we don’t just make all vaccines last for a really long time. I always point out that if you could actually figure out how to do that, you’d win the Nobel prize tomorrow. Also worth noting that there was serious discussion of quarterly vaccines for flu prior to COVID(primarily for at-risk)

This is fair

If the plan is to reach even into our Solar System we will need to start planning and getting comfortable with generational projects.

Probably also has to do with water content. Cats don't have a strong instinct to drink water, and one recovering from surgery would likely be more hesitant to make a trip to the water bowl. Wet food helps cats stay hydrated better which provides a broad range of benefits.

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Nah, just a he antivaxxers who think it's better to catch it, cause it's just an overhyped cold.

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Winds on that planet would be insane

> From an evolutionary standpoint, viruses don’t “want” to kill us, they want us alive and transmitting virus.

From an evolutionary standpoint, that only matters if a) mortality is generally high and b) people die before transmitting the virus. Both is not the case with COVID

Please don't use ChatGPT as an authority. That is - it can give you a summary, but not an answer. Especially in more obscure and more "current" research that is yet not "common" knowledge. Treat it as a worse version of wikipedia - as there is even less fact checking, please.

>Catfishing refers to the practice of creating a false online identity

Maybe they ought to rename it into CatGPT ;).

Yes, Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccine is good for decades.

Measles, smallpox and HPV vaccines also generate LLPCs and provide protection for a long time.

Thank you, I was mildly concerned.

If you haven’t seen it it’s new to you

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Oo that's a great question. That is hard to test since COVID exposure =/= COVID infection. COVID re-infection DOES effectively "reset" your antibody levels assuming you clear the virus after the 2nd infection. If I had to educated-guess this I would say at best, exposure within 7 months of cleared infection might sustain your antibody levels a little longer but again, if there are no memory B or LLPCs made, they will still wane.

After first infection your adaptive immune response generates B cells that make antibodies specifically for the virus. Those B cells and antibodies "stick around" for a while until they wane. Generally it seems your body has elevated and protective amounts of antibodies for at least 3 months after infection. Then they start to drop and GENERALLY after about 7-8 months. At this point a 2nd re-infection is not only possible but your body will react similarly to the first infection, although you should be able to clear it quicker.

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Is wet food typically higher in protein? I wonder.

To my understanding TOS and TNG we're in fact the prime drivers of people into astronomy for almost 30 years, so, probably

I'm not saying this was written by cats but it really feels like it was written by cats.

oh yeah we get it wet food only hmmm.

How do they know the name of it?

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Ehhhhh. I’m calling BS on this. Sorry. I think the issue is, people who live alone don’t have anyone to nag them about going to the drs or ER. They should run the study on unhappy or depressed people.

We'll develop a probe at half the speed of light, so it should reach the planet in roughly 60 years

50 years later

Ah christ I think the probe hit a random asteroid in deep space

So I'm supposed to get my shot and also go out and get covid as well?

Bad title. This study did not show that social isolation and loneliness increased the risk of hospitalization and death, but rather that social isolation and loneliness was associated with an increased risk of hospitalization and death.