COVID-19 — Coronavirus

[artfuldodger]

We need more information on how long it lasts. It sounds like you'll still have to isolate in some form between doses because it needs 2 doses to work?

Plus, I'd like them to be transparent and share their data on side effects, immune responses and organ function for each patient during the length of the trial.

Hopefully the positive talk translates into safe, measurable protection against the virus.

Why would you need to self isolate between doses?

 

[FCBarca]

More a German/Turkish study than Pfizer, they simply are manufacturing it

FDA's mandates a threshold for a vaccine of at least 50% efficacy in placebo controlled trials so despite results of initial 94 patients, 90% is something to be excited about with the 2-dose trial vaccine in the Phase III analysis - importantly, no serious safety concerns yet noted

Promising preliminary results no question

 

[inchy14]

Fair enough thanks for the reply, I suspect it's not how most on the thread would have expected you to reply.

Most think I’m some sort of denier when that’s the last thing I am.

 

[artfuldodger]

Of course, don't want to take that away from anyone.

On a side note, is it possible for them to identify the weakness in this vaccine that stops it being 100% effective and perhaps see if another vaccine, if they were teamed together, could cover all the bases? Or potentially at least say if you're from population x you need vaccine a, and population y you need vaccine b? One for those more well versed on these matters than myself.

I’m on a vaccine trial and there was a discussion going at the last appointment as to what happens if another vaccine comes on the market sooner (this is due to finish trials November 2021). We were told the trial will continue as multiple vaccines will be needed and some may be more effective than others in different parts of society.

 

[worsleyweb]

Scotland data up first as usual: Sunday data caveat


1 death

912 cases at 9.1% positive

363 Greater Glasgow, 219 Lanarkshire, 107 Lothian, 73 Ayrshire.

1226 in hospital - down 19

105 icu ventilators - down 6

Sunday or not - 19 less people in hospital. Closer to a vaccine and closer to spring. Somehow we will get through this.

 

[BobKowalski]

Pfizer seem confident.

Christ, I hope they can do this or even multiple companies come through on this. Makes restrictions easier to cope with.

 

[artfuldodger]

Boris press conference at 5pm (or maybe 6, or 6.30 or 7.......)

 

[M18CTID]

Most think I’m some sort of denier when that’s the last thing I am.

Thank fuck for that - I was beginning to think we'd lost you to the conspiracy theorists for a moment!

 

[worsleyweb]

Boris press conference at 5pm (or maybe 6, or 6.30 or 7.......)

Come on big man! Keep going. Trojan.

 

[ultimateharold]

As an aside, I'd imagine such a news release had insider trading concerns in mind. Full disclosure will be in due course.