Half Doses of Moderna Vaccine Produce Neutralizing Antibodies

Re:Half Doses of Moderna Vaccine Produce Neutralizing Antibo... by bluGill on Sunday February 14, 2021 @09:41PM (#26138470)

A gaint check could make a difference in the rate six months from now. Though with other vaccines in development that use different processes it is questionable if those would be shots in the arm vs shots made and discarded because we don't need them. Your guess is as good as mine as to which vaccines will work.

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Re:Half Doses of Moderna Vaccine Produce Neutralizing Antibo... by newacct583 on Monday February 15, 2021 @10:29AM (#26143589)

> A gaint check could make a difference in the rate six months from now.

Six months from now, assuming no further ramp in vaccine production (which seems extremely conservative given that it reflects only Pfizer and Moderna production), the US will have fully vaccinated almost 60% of the population, which is likely close to a herd immunity threshold.

Increased production beyond that would be wasted money, as the pandemic will be controlled.

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Re:Half Doses of Moderna Vaccine Produce Neutralizing Antibo... by bluGill on Monday February 15, 2021 @10:40AM (#26143710)

There is the rest of the world. Your point still stands though.

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