Re:mRNA vaccines – a new era in vaccinology (2018)
by sdenton4 on Wednesday April 21, 2021 @12:37AM
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There's a well established alternative for flu already? It's like asking why electric engine cars have taken so long to overtake petrol cars; there's a giant existing infrastructure and well known protocols for flu already, so the risk/reward balances aren't great for the newcomer.
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Re:mRNA vaccines – a new era in vaccinology (2018)
by dhdhhdd on Wednesday April 21, 2021 @12:43AM
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Otoh having an established baseline can help understand the efficacy and cost comparison (and time to market), and with new technologies you might want to play it safe?
Re:mRNA vaccines – a new era in vaccinology (2018)
by anonporridge on Wednesday April 21, 2021 @01:01AM
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An emergency like Covid is the ideal environment to dismiss all concerns about efficacy and cost. The risk to losing some money on a failed vaccine is negligible compared to the cost dragging out the restrictions even just a little bit longer than necessary.