catwiesel

catwiesel t1_iu9j9uc wrote

Reply to comment by SnooPuppers1978 in Study finds Omicron variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus which appeared at the end of 2021 have marked genetic differences from the ancestral SARS-CoV-2. The many, distinct mutations in their infection machinery have enabled them to escape from antibodies elicited from the original series of vaccines. by MyLifeisAsaJoker

i dont make the titles. and sadly, we do live in a clickbaity world. probably always did...

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catwiesel t1_iu84t6w wrote

Reply to comment by Pademelon1 in Study finds Omicron variants of the SARS-CoV-2 virus which appeared at the end of 2021 have marked genetic differences from the ancestral SARS-CoV-2. The many, distinct mutations in their infection machinery have enabled them to escape from antibodies elicited from the original series of vaccines. by MyLifeisAsaJoker

I often think this when reading new study headlines. its human to feel like "we know this!".... but, first, lets not forget the summaries and headlines are maybe not sufficient to convey what the study actually did or did not do.

but more importantly. every reasonably executed study will contribute to what we know. maybe its to confirm a suspicion. maybe its using a novel way of coming to a conclusion previously held. maybe its reproducing the results of another study with the same method. all of these are not a waste of money or time, they are essential to how science work and what it means to "know something"

that is especially important in a time where many people equate "got told on facebook" with "we know"

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