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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forumskinda fast huh?
operative words here, "in conjunction with Operation Warp Speed". Trump wants this to save his presidency. Wonder if it'll work. And how many people will die from this hastily created vaccine? And how will the numbers be skewed to show it is effective.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/johnson-johnson-s-coronavirus-vaccine-is-fourth-to-begin-phase-3-trials-in-the-united-states/ar-BB19lcj3?ocid=msedgntp
And don't get me wrong. I hope it works for suffering COVID patients. Yet I thought these vaccines took years to perfect after exhaustive trial and error
LisaL
(44,973 posts)This vaccine development is actually behind the other 3 (Moderna, Pfizer, Oxford) that are already in phase 3 trials.
llashram
(6,265 posts)to be putting humans in harm's way since down the road these vaccines can cause problems even as soon as a year out from inoculation. The usual time for judging safety and efficacy is longer I thought. I see the trump administration putting extreme pressure on these companies to save his p-rezidency.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Or Dems who see them as Trump-tainted?
I don't see a market for them until Biden comes in and cleans things up.
llashram
(6,265 posts)will do, tout this vaccine as heaven-sent even if it kills numerous human beings. I trust nothing associated with the criminal-fascist organization running this country at this time.
brer cat
(24,562 posts)He is desperate and hopes it will save his campaign even if it costs lives by being hastily delivered. He doesn't give a s$&% about lives.
llashram
(6,265 posts)Laelth
(32,017 posts)By definition, a vaccine is a preventative measure.
We need TREATMENTS for those who are already infected, and I hear very little about research into treatments (some, but not a lot).
-Laelth