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That was my point: it is delusional to believe that the virus will "completely disappear in a few months".
User "Touche" asked what he is missing to be convinced that the virus will disappear: he is missing delusion.
What am I missing?
delusion
It would also have meant that the curve would be flattened for good.
I have yet to see any evidence that covid antibodies provide long-term immunity. We can't say with any certainty that the curve would be permanently flattened. It may just be flattened for a few weeks, a few months, or a few years.
if these antibodies actually mean long-term immunity
This is the big unknown that seems to be largely ignored, thank you for bringing it up. I am frequently seeing "herd immunity" thrown around without any qualification on the durability of the associated antibodies.