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Working From Home - Impacts of Coronavirus
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!
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Problem is that money only goes so far to "speed up the process."
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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...
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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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