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Re:Pfizer and BioNTech Conclude Phase 3 Study of Covid-19 Va... by timerol on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @02:21PM (#25141173)
How much longer? There is significant benefit to rolling out massive amounts of vaccine immediately. I know that any scientist worth their salt will almost always claim that more study is warranted. But we're playing against a clock measured in human lives right now
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Re:Pfizer and BioNTech Conclude Phase 3 Study of Covid-19 Va... by henrikschroder on Wednesday November 18, 2020 @03:36PM (#25142131)
And if this vaccine doesn't work or has nasty side effects, or even ends up killing people, most people will be very reluctant to take it, or any of the next better vaccines, and that would cause even more deaths.

It's a hard problem, and even though the clock is ticking, we also need to get it right the first time.

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