Sounds amazing on paper... but before getting too excited, let's keep in mind that
a) People still need to get actually vaccinated (if they are willing to)
and
b) I wonder if this vaccine will also be effective against new/different strains like the Mink one in Denmark recently for instance.
a) People still need to get actually vaccinated (if they are willing to)
and
b) I wonder if this vaccine will also be effective against new/different strains like the Mink one in Denmark recently for instance.
It is hard to be completely excited, but this is so good to hear. Obviously nothing is a guarantee, but this news, Trump getting sent packing and next gen consoles launching, November looks like it is telling 2020 to do one.
Trump taking all the L's in less than a week is some hilarious shit lol.
I'm so glad my country has a law that can force people to get vaccinated in certain cases.
This is November 2020, that one doesn't hang out with March-October 2020. He's one of the good 2020 months.
Great news, hope it's deployed so the vulnerable population and peoples such as doctors and nurses can get it soon.
my school already annonces it will be online for all of 2021 so I am going into next year with that in mind. Personally don't expect to get a vaccine until end of 2021 just based on logistics and other factors.
my school already annonces it will be online for all of 2021 so I am going into next year with that in mind. Personally don't expect to get a vaccine until end of 2021 just based on logistics and other factors.
Great stuff. People were getting worried that their expected milestone slipped (the first readout was expected in October) but I guess you can't control when people in your study get sick. 90% efficacy should've read out at 35 positives if I remember correctly, and 94 cases is like the 3rd or 4th milestone. So by the looks of it, the unlucky 8 or so positives who were in the vaccine group cropped up early!
Hope they coordinate with the other vaccine developers to mitigate against this poisoning their trials. We need the options
Hope they coordinate with the other vaccine developers to mitigate against this poisoning their trials. We need the options
Yeah, I remember reading a best case scenario would be around 60-70%. Pretty damn impressive.
The irony is, the vaccine trial (according to WaPo) finished faster than expected because the US failed to control the COVID infection rates.
Depends on the vaccine. MMR has about a 90% effectiveness percentage, but the average flu jab tends to be about 50%.
The trial hasn't completed. Their published protocol states final analysis will be conducted at 164 cases. So we're more than halfway but no there yet. Also, they will still follow up to check for long term efficacy and safety profile
IIRC, the flu vaccine ranges from 50-70% effective. The measles vaccine is about 93% effective. Fauci said in an interview a few months back he was expecting and hopeful for a COVID vaccine with an effective range of 50-70%, so a 90% effective vaccine is a HUGE boon.
Ah thanks! That's illuminating.
I imagine we'll be wearing masks at large well into 2022.
Conspiracy theorists are losing their fucking minds right now.
HE SAID IT WOULD BE CURED AFTER THE ELECTION AND HE WAS RIGHT. BIDEN HAD THE CURE THE ENTIRE TIME. THE VIRUS THAT IS A HOAX IS NOW CURED. NO ONE WILL GIVE TRUMP THE CREDIT FOR THIS BECAUSE IT'S BEEN A SCAM SINCE DAY 1.
God, it hurts my brain to type like them.
HE SAID IT WOULD BE CURED AFTER THE ELECTION AND HE WAS RIGHT. BIDEN HAD THE CURE THE ENTIRE TIME. THE VIRUS THAT IS A HOAX IS NOW CURED. NO ONE WILL GIVE TRUMP THE CREDIT FOR THIS BECAUSE IT'S BEEN A SCAM SINCE DAY 1.
God, it hurts my brain to type like them.
Unfortunately a huge amount of people won't take it. But it's still great.
LOL. How long until Trump claims he's responsible for the vaccine and deserves a do-over on the election?
Maybe it's due to the new technology.
This would be the first mRNA - vaccine getting a permission.
mRNA-vaccines are going to revolutionize medicine.