On Mon, 18 May 2020 13:47:38 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 5/18/2020 12:54 PM, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 5/18/20 10:41 AM, Mr. Luddite wrote:

A Cambridge, MA company "Moderna" has released the results of
their Phase 1 tests of a covid-19 vaccine and has been given
the go-ahead to proceed to phase II testing.

If the results of Phase II are successful, an emergency
go-ahead to start full scale immunizations may be
forthcoming as early as this fall.

The vaccine was tested in three dosages.Â* Even the lowest
dosage resulted in antibodies to fight the virus at a
level similar to those people who contacted covid-19 and
survived.

Details he

https://www.statnews.com/2020/05/18/early-data-show-moderna-covid-19-vaccine-generates-immune-response/





It'll be nice when and if there are effective vaccines. I still think we
are a long way away from that, assuming the usual sort of testing once
some real possibilities are found.



The article on Moderna's work suggested that approval by the FDA might
be accelerated under an emergency approval assuming the second phase of
testing is as successful as the first phase.

Approval *could* be as early as this fall. The challenge then will be
to manufacture and distribute enough to vaccinate most or all of the
US population. It *could* turn out that those who have had covid-19
and recovered will not require the vaccine.

I would probably get the vaccine because I think any antibodies are
better than none but I will wait to see if the vaccine works on next
year's virus. This may just end up being one more thing in that annual
flu shot cocktail.
I am on the fence about how I feel about skipping the normal 16-18
month approval process but the Libertarian in me says give it a chance
as long as the people taking it understand this is uncharted water.
Don't come crying to the FDA if you get a 4 hour erection that won't
go away ;-)
I want this panic to be over, whatever it takes.