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"No", I suppose. From the last paragraph: > For now, we remain on the cusp of a breakthrough that could neutralize our foe. A few months after my tour, BiondVa
by airstrike 5y ago
"No", I suppose. From the last paragraph:
> For now, we remain on the cusp of a breakthrough that could neutralize our foe. A few months after my tour, BiondVax announced the results of its Phase III trial. The researchers found that, in a randomized, double-blind test involving more than twelve thousand people, M-001 did not significantly reduce the incidence or severity of the flu. “For now, the M-001 vaccine candidate remains on the shelf, and we may return to it in the future,” Joshua Phillipson, the company’s director of business development and investor relations, told me.
- Perceval 5y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge's_law_of_headlines https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge's_law_of_headlines
- sdenton4 5y agoThere's a lot more going on than this pull quote suggests. Mosaic vaccines sounds like they're still in the running, and the discovery of people with universal immunity suggests the problem may be solvable.