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Well, both Russian and Oxford vaccines seem very effective, even though they are using conventional technologies. Without BioNTech or Moderna, an effective vacc
by simpleguitar 6y ago
Well, both Russian and Oxford vaccines seem very effective, even though they are using conventional technologies. Without BioNTech or Moderna, an effective vaccine would have been delayed by maybe 3-6 months, which isn't too bad.
But now that mRNA vaccines have been proven, they might be mass distributed in about 9 months in a future pandemic.
- mmmBacon 6y agoan effective vaccine would have been delayed by maybe 3-6 months, which isn't too bad. You realize such a delay would mean many more people would die not to mention the overall damage to society from lockdowns? I can’t understand how that would possibly be not “too bad.”
- simpleguitar 6y agoSorry, my "not too bad" comment was based on the initial estimate for the vaccine, which was 18-24 months from the start of the pandemic. That would have been July or Dec 2021. Science really came through this time. We not only had a new vaccine platform that arrived just in time (mRNA), but our conventional vaccine development was also able to get a good vaccine out much sooner than scientists originally thought.
- solarkraft 6y ago(Not OP) > You realize such a delay would mean many more people would die not to mention the overall damage to society from lockdowns? Yes. > I can’t understand how that would possibly be not “too bad.” Compare it to not having a vaccine ever.
- boxed 6y agoConventional? It's a virus vector with replaced genetic sequence produced by sequencing and genic manipulation.