Based on the five or six "variants being monitored" that present actual threats, it seems like the virus adapts within 18 months, which is pretty fast for researchers to find new solutions, test them in a population safely, and then get the FDA to safely approve them.
Are we going to get to a situation like the annual Flu vaccine, where it is tested and released in (what I'm guessing) less than a year? Otherwise, it seems like we'll be chasing this virus with outdated solutions forever. Moderna and Pfizer are both currently testing a vaccine that is specific to Delta, but by the time it's approved (my guess: January/February) the current wave will be long behind us.
Are we going to get to a situation like the annual Flu vaccine, where it is tested and released in (what I'm guessing) less than a year? Otherwise, it seems like we'll be chasing this virus with outdated solutions forever. Moderna and Pfizer are both currently testing a vaccine that is specific to Delta, but by the time it's approved (my guess: January/February) the current wave will be long behind us.