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Moderna has not been distributing its vaccines fast enough internationally. There is a timer to these things you know, because the virus can mutate more. For th
by A12-B 6y ago
Moderna has not been distributing its vaccines fast enough internationally. There is a timer to these things you know, because the virus can mutate more. For that reason I'd rather put my investment in 3D printing or something.
- cblconfederate 6y agoOTOH the mRNA vaxs can mutate as fast as the virus.
- Slartie 6y agoIt's a weekend of work to change the spike mRNA in both mRNA vaccines to accommodate a new virus mutation. An additional 4-5 weeks for production to take this new formulation from code to finished vaccine. So in a matter of 6 weeks total, a variant can be countered by a new vaccine variant, if necessary. Since the results of the regulatory tests and safety and efficacy validations can mostly be transferred for slight vaccine modifications (at least that's my state of knowledge), a variation should not have to go through the entire chain of test phases again before it can be cleared for use. If anything, the prospect of mutations can only be seen as a significant moat for mRNA vaccine manufacturers, because their technology is the fastest when it comes to such adaptions.
- jfk13 6y ago> Since the results of the regulatory tests and safety and efficacy validations can mostly be transferred for slight vaccine modifications Is that kinda like saying the 737-MAX wasn't really a new type of plane?