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You can't ethically test a vaccine once a disease has disappeared so I'm not sure what you'd expect them to do in the SARS case.

• H8crilA 7y ago
  True. Can't you test on non-humans? Also, the vaccine was halted due to lack of funding, not ethical reasons.
  • evan_ 7y ago
    Not if the disease doesn’t infect non-humans, or affects non-humans in a different way
    • H8crilA 7y ago
      It does infect cats, dogs, and bats (at least). And it seems money/interest was the problem: https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-care/scientists-were-close-coronavirus-vaccine-years-ago-then-money-dried-n1150091 https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-care/scientists-were-c...
    • roywiggins 7y ago
      I believe there is or was a mouse model for SARS.
  • mellavora 7y ago
    Interestingly enough, dogs seem to have problems with chocolate (theobromine, actually). The only problem humans seem to have with chocolate are supply-related. Yes, you test on non-humans. But because biology is different, you then need to test on humans.