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I thought that no vaccine was developed for SARS and MERS because the diseases disappeared, so : not enough volunteers to test the vaccines, and also companies
by niea_11 7y ago
I thought that no vaccine was developed for SARS and MERS because the diseases disappeared, so : not enough volunteers to test the vaccines, and also companies lost interest.
from an npr interview[1] :
BRIGHT: Unfortunately, when the virus disappeared, the funding tended to disappear with it. And the companies that were making a SARS virus vaccine lost interest and shipped it back to their more profitable vaccines.
[1] : https://www.npr.org/2020/03/13/815307821/planet-money-why-the-market-for-emergency-vaccines-is-like-no-other https://www.npr.org/2020/03/13/815307821/planet-money-why-th...
- mcv 7y agoWere SARS and MERS completely wiped out without any vaccine? That's actually rather impressive.