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3m worth of working vaccines would do a lot of good, the problem is we aren't sure it works (or even that it doesn't harm you or make you more susceptible)
by strombofulous 6y ago
3m worth of working vaccines would do a lot of good, the problem is we aren't sure it works (or even that it doesn't harm you or make you more susceptible)
- sgt101 6y agoMore data required - and then approval, I hope. But you are right, today we don't have all of that information.
- standardUser 6y agoExcept that literally all of the data so far says "it works and is safe".
- strombofulous 6y ago"Literally all the data" that's been collected on the impact of me not picking my nose shows that it prevents covid This does not mean that by not picking your nose you can prevent covid We would need more data to show that conclusively Simiarly, we need more data to show that these vaccines are effective and don't have negative long-term effects
- standardUser 6y agoEfficacy has been proven to a high enough degree of certainty that these vaccines are now being submitted for approval. Safety was largely proven in Phase 1/2 trials (before tens of thousands of people were injected with the stuff for Phase 3 trials). And all signs continue to show the vaccine to be safe (and data will continue to be collected for at least a year or two for the various Phase 3 trials). Maybe "you" need more data for whatever concept you have in your head of how this should work. However, within the scientific community involved with developing and approving these vaccines, the data we have is sufficient (pending review of course).
- strombofulous 6y agoIf the data we have is sufficient, then why hasn't it been approved yet?
- standardUser 6y agoThe data was literally just released. Moderna and Pfizer submitted for approval shortly after they released their initial Phase 3 results. Approval is expected to be expedited, but will not be instant (I've read a few weeks, assuming no problems). Oxford/AstraZeneca will likely follow the same course now that their results are available (they were waiting for enough people in their trials to become infected, same as the other Phase 3 trials). It is widely expected that large scale distribution of these vaccines will begin in late December.
- strombofulous 6y agoWait, so was the data just released or has the scientific community had enough time to analyze these results and determine that the vaccine is safe?
- standardUser 6y agoIs this some attempt at a "gotcha"? It's all over the news, I'm sure you can Google it. CDC Director just said first vaccines should got out second week of December.