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As much as many people like to hate on the pharmaceutical industry etc, there is a reason clinical trials take time. Yes, this is a pandemic and we must move qu
by obmelvin 7y ago
As much as many people like to hate on the pharmaceutical industry etc, there is a reason clinical trials take time. Yes, this is a pandemic and we must move quickly, but it's important to ensure that we don't repeat the recent mistakes made with the dengue vaccine in the Phillipines [1].
That vaccine made dengue significantly worse for those who had not been previously exposed to it. Situations like this are especially bad because they erode trust in vaccines, perpetuating the idea that all vaccines are bad/malicious when in fact a properly vetted vaccine is very safe.
[1] - https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/05/03/719037789/botched-vaccine-launch-has-deadly-repercussions https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/05/03/7190377...