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Then they just rush-approve the mRNA vaccines with the modified payloads for Omicron and possibly Delta. The same delivery systems, merely different mRNA seque
by jleyank 5y ago
Then they just rush-approve the mRNA vaccines with the modified payloads for Omicron and possibly Delta. The same delivery systems, merely different mRNA sequences, so I would think there's reasonable chance the (side)effects are the same. I thought this is already happening on the normal timeline.
And there's a whole lot of vaccines coming on line that use different delivery systems and/or targets. There's a chance that one of them is effective vs. Omicron. If so, there's a number of govts that have gobs of money and the ability to direct what gets manufactured if they so wish. Others can break patents on a national security justification and manufacture locally.
Whether people will take them is a different question, but Darwin might keep having some effect with this. As others have said, the ultimate goal is keeping people out of hospital not from sniffling.
- jleyank 5y agoFWIW, both Pfizer and Moderna have announced Omicron specific vaccines in March. Approval is at the rate set by governmental agencies. I would be curious why this is being downvoted so quickly and quietly...
- bagacrap 5y agoIf you're ok with putting something in your body that has a "reasonable chance" of not harming you, why not just make it the actual virus?