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by _tfi1 7y ago
It works well in humans: https://investors.modernatx.com/news-releases/news-release-details/moderna-announces-positive-phase-1-results-first-systemic https://investors.modernatx.com/news-releases/news-release-d...
Main finding was at the high dose, there were some adverse events but no serious adverse events, and they all self-resolved without intervention. At the lower doses (0.3 and 0.1mpk), it still provided months of protection against infection assuming the "protective level" is accurate.
- DrScientist 7y agoYep - it can work. However, normally there is a long and potentially winding road between a phase 1, through phases II & III to a successful market launch.
- _tfi1 7y agoYes, of course, but when one signs up for the military they can inject you with whatever they want. The FDA does not get involved. Combine that with an EUA, and all of a sudden you are injecting them and the nat sec apparatus 6 months from now if things get bad. https://www.upi.com/Archives/1991/01/31/Military-allowed-to-administer-unapproved-drugs/8455665298000/ https://www.upi.com/Archives/1991/01/31/Military-allowed-to-... https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-resources/pdf/2018-Influenza-Guidance.pdf https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-resources/pdf/2018-Influenz...