Positive news about Corona Virus Updates

[Ashleymcduff]

Wondering how they managed to make vaccine in such a short time. I was reading yesterday on quora an article from a epidemiologist and she was saying that to make a safe vaccine on virus they know, takes around 7-8 years (they still don't 100% know what corona virus is and how it works) That's including making sure no side effects down your life in new born baby cases. My son is weeks and I'm really concerned about it. Found a vaccine in what a few months, cancer should be a piss of piece now then.

 

[Tim of the Oak]

To paraphrase Boris's hero once said although it's not the beginning of the end perhaps it is the end of the beginning.

Hopefully, it will prove to be our El Alamein milestone.

 

[feedmpenzaandhewillscore]

Eli Lilly given FDA approval to start shipping antibody drug which makes hospitalisation 4 times less likely. More tools in the box becoming available to send covid packing in 2021.

 

[waspish]

Wondering how they managed to make vaccine in such a short time. I was reading yesterday on quora an article from a epidemiologist and she was saying that to make a safe vaccine on virus they know, takes around 7-8 years (they still don't 100% know what corona virus is and how it works) That's including making sure no side effects down your life in new born baby cases. My son is weeks and I'm really concerned about it. Found a vaccine in what a few months, cancer should be a piss of piece now then.

If I’m reading it right the vaccine is more off boosting your own immune system which I fact if it is not a vaccine that deals with the virus.

 

[Fred_Quimby]

Not a doom merchant but I am old enough to remember thalidomide. That was passed as safe and yes I know we have come a very long way since then but we may not know the side effects for many years to come.

I sincerely hope this vaccine breaks this bloody virus.

 

[Dage]

It's get a bit short mentioned that this vaccine is researched by a German tech company and Pfizer more or less only does the mass production. I haven't read a lot about it yet but would assume that the German and US government will have their fingers on it first, then probably other EU states. Even if the production itself is no bottleneck then vaccinate it will be for sure.

e.g. if you can vaccinate 150.000 people a week (which will be an immense number) you need 10 months for 6.3 million people, which is probably only 1/4th of the risk group and nurses, doctors etc. will be vaccinated on top of it. So even if the U.K. can start vaccinate people in spring (which is a big question mark because everyone wants that), the thing needs literally years to reach 65% of the population. And nobody knows yet how long this vaccine will shield people.

It's a breathtaking science record and a finest hour in the fight of the pandemic but don't trick yourself. This is not gonna go away in the near future and society and politics will need to stay calm for probably 1 to 2 more years from now. BUT this is very promising if you consider the alternative route of living literally with the virus forever. So, yes, let's pop some bottles but it's not over yet.

 

[worsleyweb]

It's get a bit short mentioned that this vaccine is researched by a German tech company and Pfizer more or less only does the mass production. I haven't read a lot about it yet but would assume that the German and US government will have their fingers on it first, then probably other EU states. Even if the production itself is no bottleneck then vaccinate it will be for sure.

e.g. if you can vaccinate 150.000 people a week (which will be an immense number) you need 10 months for 6.3 million people, which is probably only 1/4th of the risk group and nurses, doctors etc. will be vaccinated on top of it. So even if the U.K. can start vaccinate people in the spring (which is a big question mark because everyone wants that), the thing needs literally years to reach 65% of the population. And nobody knows yet how long this vaccine will shield people.

It's a breathtaking science record and a finest hour in the fight of the pandemic but don't trick yourself. This is not gonna go away in the near future and society and politics will need to stay calm for probably 1 to 2 more years from now. BUT this is very promising if you consider the alternative route of living literally with the virus forever. So, yes, let's pop some bottles but it's not over yet.

they will do a lot more than 150k a week. Talk of 4 million a week.

 

[Dage]

How is that realistic? You need to transport, store (with chilling), spread it to hospitals, doctors, vaccinate centres. Then you need the staff, e.g. doctors are needed anyways you just can't let them vaccinate nonstop. And then you need to create a list of who gets it first and when at which place. Let's see what pundits say about the possibility to vaccinate, I can't think of millions per week yet.

 

[somapop]

Given the utterly huge devastation this virus has caused I think buying a load of fridges will be child’s play.

 

[I'm With Stupid]

e.g. if you can vaccinate 150.000 people a week (which will be an immense number) you need 10 months for 6.3 million people, which is probably only 1/4th of the risk group and nurses, doctors etc. will be vaccinated on top of it. So even if the U.K. can start vaccinate people in spring (which is a big question mark because everyone wants that), the thing needs literally years to reach 65% of the population. And nobody knows yet how long this vaccine will shield people.

Nearly half of Americans get the flu jab each year, so it's definitely possible to vaccinate a large number within months.