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>>> appears effective I'm not knocking the vaccine, but that's a pretty low scientific standard. The public is so polarized that we have crazy conspiracy theori
by jerzyt 6y ago
>>> appears effective
I'm not knocking the vaccine, but that's a pretty low scientific standard.
The public is so polarized that we have crazy conspiracy theories on one side, and complete acceptance with very little questioning on the other side.
A typical drug takes about 5 years to develop and another 5-7 for clinical trials, and for good reasons. It takes time to discover side effects. This vaccine has been developed in less than a year from virus discovery to production.
I really hope this vaccine works, but I can understand the skepticism.
- fsh 6y agoThis is incorrect. Vaccines take forever to develop for economic reasons. Big studies are very expensive, so companies are typically quite hesitant to move to the next step. Vaccine side effects are usually quite rare, so you wouldn't see them in a Phase-3 trial, even if you waited for decades. This is why any drug is studied after approval in Phase-4 trials. Furthermore, vaccines side effects have historically pretty much always shown up at most weeks after the vaccination.
- rimliu 6y agoTo develop mRNA vaccine took what, ~10 years? It's about how long it takes to develop the printing press vs. how long does it take to print a book.