There is a lot of information circulating on social media that vaccines Covid-19 useless. They think they can mutate into thousands of new Covid-19 viruses.
The information also states that the vaccine is specific. This means that it is only effective against certain types of Covid-19 virus.
If the virus has mutated, the antibodies formed from the vaccination will barely be effective against the mutated Covid-19 virus. This is the reason why someone can be infected with Covid-19 again. Is this information true?
According to the former Head of the Institute for Molecular Biology Eijkman Prof. Amin Soebandrio, the Covid-19 mutation will not affect the performance of the vaccine. Provided that the viral mutation does not affect the receptor binding protein or binding domain (RBD) which is the target of the vaccine.
University of Derby epidemiologist Dono Widiatmoko said new variants of Covid-19 could arise naturally and change was not always more dangerous. The emergence of this new variant can occur due to several factors.
For example, a virus that continues to circulate in a population causes many infections. The more viruses spread, the higher the mutation rate. Viral mutations also occur in influenza viruses.
“The mutation of the Covid-19 virus is the same as any other virus,” he said.
In general, the current Covid-19 vaccine is still quite effective in warding off new virus variants such as Alpha, Beta, Delta, Omicron and so on. In conclusion, the information that says vaccination causes the Covid-19 virus to mutate is wrong.
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