Re:It took two days to develop Moderna’s vaccine
by aidenn0 on Friday December 18, 2020 @03:35PM
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MERS (which didn't reach the US) was probably a better "training pandemic" because of the high rate of symptoms early on in the infection. One could take drastic measures to isolate the infected and prevent many deaths.
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Re:It took two days to develop Moderna’s vaccine
by waterhouse on Friday December 18, 2020 @06:00PM
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It didn't cause billions of people to gain experience in stocking up on supplies, learning how to live while locked down and the problems it entails, and wearing masks and taking other precautions. Therefore, it didn't serve as a training pandemic, except maybe for a small group. (It seems it did serve as training for vaccine developers, at least.)