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| tszaboo:
--- Quote from: rgarito on March 17, 2020, 08:19:29 pm --- --- Quote from: SilverSolder on March 17, 2020, 06:30:31 pm --- It would be reassuring to know that billions are being spent on developing a vaccine! --- End quote --- Problem is that money only goes so far to "speed up the process." --- End quote --- Because of approvals and trials, it could take 18 months or more to get a vaccine. This is not your seasonal flu, where everything is already done and you just need to press start on the vaccine making machine. |
| SilverSolder:
--- Quote from: NANDBlog on March 17, 2020, 10:45:24 pm --- --- Quote from: rgarito on March 17, 2020, 08:19:29 pm --- --- Quote from: SilverSolder on March 17, 2020, 06:30:31 pm --- It would be reassuring to know that billions are being spent on developing a vaccine! --- End quote --- Problem is that money only goes so far to "speed up the process." --- End quote --- Because of approvals and trials, it could take 18 months or more to get a vaccine. This is not your seasonal flu, where everything is already done and you just need to press start on the vaccine making machine. --- End quote --- With the whole world melting down, we might see a little more urgency than usual with the approvals/trials... |
| tszaboo:
--- Quote from: SilverSolder on March 17, 2020, 10:49:49 pm --- --- Quote from: NANDBlog on March 17, 2020, 10:45:24 pm --- --- Quote from: rgarito on March 17, 2020, 08:19:29 pm --- --- Quote from: SilverSolder on March 17, 2020, 06:30:31 pm --- It would be reassuring to know that billions are being spent on developing a vaccine! --- End quote --- Problem is that money only goes so far to "speed up the process." --- End quote --- Because of approvals and trials, it could take 18 months or more to get a vaccine. This is not your seasonal flu, where everything is already done and you just need to press start on the vaccine making machine. --- End quote --- With the whole world melting down, we might see a little more urgency than usual with the approvals/trials... --- End quote --- Its not that simple. Bad vaccine can make the already bad illness worse. I'm quite sure they are taking all the measures possible. If it really has 1% mortality rate, and 60-80% of the population will get it (simulation shows, Germany and UK data) then this could kill millions of people. |
| Nusa:
--- Quote from: SilverSolder on March 17, 2020, 10:49:49 pm ---With the whole world melting down, we might see a little more urgency than usual with the approvals/trials... --- End quote --- It is urgent, that is not in question. But the normal development time for a vaccine is 2-5 years, so even urgent development is going to take longer than people expect. This isn't a TV show after all. |
| PeurUCam:
Since so many people have been deliberately scared to stay home I've noticed much less cars in heavy traffic. :) |
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