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100 days + XXX days for the new approval of the vaccine.
by Lionga 5y ago
100 days + XXX days for the new approval of the vaccine.
- Animats 5y agoYes. Although variations on the vaccine require less approval than a totally new one. This process takes place every year for flu vaccines.
- epmaybe 5y agoNever for mRNA vaccines though - will be interesting to see how the administration/FDA handles this
- lobocinza 5y agoWhile I know nothing about vaccine development I guess that a "release often in small batches" might be a better mode than doing mass clinical trials which are slow and costly. As far as I know it's possible from a manufacturing standpoint as the updates would mostly be changes in mRNA code. I think people not dying from being properly immunized outweigh the risk of a small number of people facing side effects if done properly.
- dillondoyle 5y agoClose to mid terms + if it becomes an actual big body count/hospital overflow in the US I'd bank on political pressure to approve fast.