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> So far, the group can’t say if their vaccine works or not. They haven’t published results showing that the vaccine leads to antibodies against the virus, whic
by aazaa 6y ago
> So far, the group can’t say if their vaccine works or not. They haven’t published results showing that the vaccine leads to antibodies against the virus, which is a basic requirement for being taken seriously in the vaccine race. Church says some of those studies are now underway in his Harvard laboratory, and Estep is hoping mainstream immunologists will assist the group. “It’s a little bit complicated, and we are not ready to report it,” Estep says of the immune responses seen so far.
Suspicious. A group this hell-bent on deployment should have serological data by now. The lack of anything suggests either: (1) a complication; or (2) no efficacy.
- tlb 6y agoThe article mentions that because this is an inhaled vaccine, antibodies would be found mostly in the airways and lungs rather than the blood. Measuring them requires a biopsy, which these volunteers might not want to sign up for.
- thebean11 6y agoThey signed up to take a possibly dangerous vaccine but are afraid to have a routine biopsy?
- hcknwscommenter 6y agoLung biopsy is hardly routine (according to my definition of routine). You can collapse the lung, embolisms can occur, infections can be life-threatening, it's incredibly uncomfortable.