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> And how long does it take to produce a safe, well tested vaccine that we are supposed to give to our kids? Didn't we cover this in SARS-COV-1 and Ebola outbr
by HeWhoLurksLate 7y ago
> And how long does it take to produce a safe, well tested vaccine that we are supposed to give to our kids?
Didn't we cover this in SARS-COV-1 and Ebola outbreak 1 and Ebola outbreak 2 and Ebola outbreak 3? It takes a while. Generally months. When one of these shows up, you'll hear some news about an expiremental vaccine and someone volunteering to get it, but it normally takes quite a while- -months- to get all the stuff in place to actually get it to your kids.
Betting on a vaccine swooping in to save isn't smart.
- vearwhershuh 7y agoExactly my point. I agree entirely.
- wool_gather 7y agoThere is apparently one trial beginning now: https://www.npr.org/2020/03/21/818759617/i-wanted-to-do-something-says-mother-of-2-who-is-first-to-test-coronavirus-vacci https://www.npr.org/2020/03/21/818759617/i-wanted-to-do-some... Per current rules, there's 14 months of monitoring involved before it is considered safe.