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That would depend on the efficacy of the existing possible treatment. Ivermectin is 70%, so it's not as effective as a vaccine. But it's a hell of lot better t
by wrycoder 5y ago
That would depend on the efficacy of the existing possible treatment. Ivermectin is 70%, so it's not as effective as a vaccine. But it's a hell of lot better than nothing.
- raarts 5y agoDoctors often combine multiple drugs/treatments. Not every single part of the combination needs to be as good as a vaccine.
- pbak 5y agoYou have reversed the logical sequence. You can't know how efficient a vaccine is without a trial. You need an authorization first to do that. But you wouldn't get an authorization if something exists, even "only" 70% better, because that 70% would make Covid less lethal than the yearly flu. Hence 70% is enough to block emergency vaccines trial authorization.