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Re:Direct evidence for T-cell immunity as a factor behind Co... by kalleboo on Friday August 07, 2020 @01:23AM (#24078650)
You won't learn about long-term side effects in 6 months of testing.

The accelerated testing should still make them safe enough to administer to the risk groups where the risk of catching the virus is higher than the risk of the vaccine.

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Re:Direct evidence for T-cell immunity as a factor behind Co... by dragontamer on Friday August 07, 2020 @02:31AM (#24078974)
The #1 group who needs the vaccine more than anyone else is a group of young, extremely healthy, low-risk individuals. Paramedics, nurses, doctors. The "front-line" to the COVID19.

Even before the "at risk" population gets the vaccine, nurses and doctors (who will be treating the at-risk population) need to first be immunized... otherwise the nurses/doctors risk spreading the virus to the at-risk population.

Fauci was very careful to say that this isn't any decision he will make on the matter. But it is extremely likely that nurses / doctors will get the first dose of vaccines.

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Re:Direct evidence for T-cell immunity as a factor behind Co... by sroussey on Friday August 07, 2020 @01:52AM (#24078802)
No one is testing at-risk groups. Early trials are with health young people.

You don’t put sick 80yo people into early trials, even these accelerated ones.

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Re:Direct evidence for T-cell immunity as a factor behind Co... by enjo on Friday August 07, 2020 @02:42AM (#24079037)
Every phase three trial is testing at risk groups.
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Re:Direct evidence for T-cell immunity as a factor behind Co... by sroussey on Friday August 07, 2020 @06:18PM (#24087006)
Not many of those happening yet. And no results yet.
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Re:Direct evidence for T-cell immunity as a factor behind Co... by lern_too_spel on Saturday August 08, 2020 @02:10AM (#24089483)
There are 6 vaccines undergoing phase 3 trials at the moment. There are no results yet because this is the final stage.
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Re:Direct evidence for T-cell immunity as a factor behind Co... by whatshisface on Friday August 07, 2020 @01:29AM (#24078674)
How can you decide who is at what risk from the vaccine with only an accelerated test?
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