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Because it is a natural virus. You don’t need approval from the FDA to be infected with a natural virus.
by danieltillett 7y ago
Because it is a natural virus. You don’t need approval from the FDA to be infected with a natural virus.
- mrfusion 7y agoDo you have a source? That seems pretty wild if true.
- danieltillett 7y agoHas the FDA given approval for any of the millions of people to be infected with the dangerous strains?
- mrfusion 7y agoI don’t think that’s the same thing. Edit. Don’t get me wrong. I’m on your side. I just want to figure out if it’s feasible.
- 16bytes 7y agoBut to deploy this at scale, you need to 1. Prove it works (is there data that provides lasting immunity to all other strains?) 2. Prove it is safe (e.g. is it mild/asymptomatic across all populations?) Both of those things take time to fully vet. What's the difference between rolling the dice with a live strain vs. one of the half dozen vaccines already in development?
- buboard 7y agoor people could just start infecting each other
- danieltillett 7y agoWell spotted ;)
- danieltillett 7y agoNo you don’t ;) If you are stuck in the “every approach has to be tested to conventional FDA standards” then yes. If you are able to look outside the box for a little then you will realise that you don’t. This is not a problem that is going to be solved by old thinking.