The first human trial in Europe of a coronavirus vaccine has begun in Oxford

Re:The first human trial in Europe of a coronavirus vaccine ... by yokaze on Thursday April 23, 2020 @08:48PM (#22963430)

That's a false equivalence. We are not talking about not testing vaccines at all or not, but how.

You are simply ignoring the responsibility of the vaccine maker of potentially not going through the adequate steps.

A better equivalence would be the question, how should your hypothetical army be equipped and trained. And would the people doing/deciding that be responsible for the choices made. I would understand you saying, it doesn't matter we are under attack.

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Re:The first human trial in Europe of a coronavirus vaccine ... by TallGuyShort on Thursday April 23, 2020 @08:51PM (#22963454)

No, a better equivalence would be how long you let the invading army plunder before you start handing out spears and shields, because if you wait another month the shields might work better.

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Re:The first human trial in Europe of a coronavirus vaccine ... by bildung on Friday April 24, 2020 @04:44AM (#22965911)

That metaphor sounds nice but conjurs the wrong image. The vaccine could very well be worse than a Covid infection, i.e. you grab your shield, but that newsly invented shield has spikes on the inside.

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Re:The first human trial in Europe of a coronavirus vaccine ... by raverbashing on Friday April 24, 2020 @04:26AM (#22965804)

> A better equivalence would be the question, how should your hypothetical army be equipped and trained.

Agreed. And if standard training takes 12 months and you're being invaded now, what do you do?

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Re:The first human trial in Europe of a coronavirus vaccine ... by mcbits on Friday April 24, 2020 @07:00AM (#22966697)

Hunker down and hide from the invading army until enough of them go home that it's possible to capture and isolate the remainder?

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