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That sounds pretty incredible too. Speaking of flu vaccines reminds me of this Pfizer press release from November 2018 [1] that described “a collaboration with
by divbzero 6y ago
That sounds pretty incredible too.
Speaking of flu vaccines reminds me of this Pfizer press release from November 2018 [1] that described “a collaboration with German biotech BioNTech to develop new RNA vaccine technology to create a better flu shot”. The press release concluded with optimism but cautioned that “the technology is several years away from being tested in the US”.
[1]: https://www.pfizer.com/news/featured_stories/featured_stories_detail/new_rna_technology_could_get_the_flu_vaccine_right_every_year https://www.pfizer.com/news/featured_stories/featured_storie...
- dnautics 6y agoI could be wrong, but it's difficult to believe that the BioNTech technology provides much of an advantage over the flu, the proposed scaleup for a (traditional) emergency flu vaccine is "take over existing chicken egg infrastructure and hijack a big chunk of it for a week". I'm glad it found a use in the COVID vaccines, because coronaviruses are resistant to other vaccination techniques iirc.