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Ms. Toad

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14. SARS and COVID-19 are caused by different strains of the coronavirus.

Reply to lostnfound (Reply #13)

Tue Mar 10, 2020, 08:48 PM

Mar 2020

It isn't "do no harm" test that it fails - it would have been worthless because it would have protected against SARS, not COVID 19.

It would be like using rabbit repellent against a bear. They are both mammals - but not the same mammal.

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Scientists were close to a coronavirus vaccine years ago. Then the money dried up. [View all] lostnfound Mar 2020 OP

Could not generate much interest. sigh BeckyDem Mar 2020 #1

That's much more common than you might think. greymattermom Mar 2020 #2

Shameful! BeckyDem Mar 2020 #3

My Husband Did Brain Research for 35 Years McKim Mar 2020 #9

If there is any consolation DENVERPOPS Mar 2020 #11

In other words... Cirque du So-What Mar 2020 #6

Yep, money is the key. So frustrating! BeckyDem Mar 2020 #7

It's about money Turbineguy Mar 2020 #4

Saw him on MSNBC. Baitball Blogger Mar 2020 #5

We can each help save lives according to science models OhNo-Really Mar 2020 #8

This country has gone backwards since 2016 UpInArms Mar 2020 #10

Bunk denem Mar 2020 #12

SARS is a strain of a coronavirus, isn't it? lostnfound Mar 2020 #13

SARS and COVID-19 are caused by different strains of the coronavirus. Ms. Toad Mar 2020 #14