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Isn't it time to retire the live vaccine and sponsor complete eradication using the inactivated vaccine? Yes, it's more expensive, but we live in an era where w
by samus 4y ago
Isn't it time to retire the live vaccine and sponsor complete eradication using the inactivated vaccine? Yes, it's more expensive, but we live in an era where we face many challenges from new diseases like Covid-19, Monkey Pox, super-resistant bacteria strains, and the antivaxxer movements. We should finally tie up that loose end and create a success story for modern medicine.
- hilbert42 4y agoYou're probably correct. The trouble is that it's so much easier to put a couple of live vaccine drops on the tongue than to vaccinate by needle. No matter how painless modern injections are people still don't like having them thus the deterrence rate is higher. It's a key factor if we're trying vaccinate the whole population.
- ars 4y agoThe live vaccine is a sterilizing vaccine, the inactivated is not. Additionally because it's live it confers immunity to tons of people near the person being vaccinated. It's not easily replaced, even if you had the money.