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harumph

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15. Yes, antibody dependent enhancement is a real thing

Reply to soothsayer (Reply #6)

Fri Jul 3, 2020, 10:31 AM

Jul 2020

to be concerned about.

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https://www.nature.com/articles/d41587-020-00016-w

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I'm just wondering why COVID-19 has proven a cinch to develop a vaccine for unlike other diseases? [View all] NewsCenter28 Jul 2020 OP

They've developed a vaccine? cwydro Jul 2020 #1

Yep check out the ABC article above NewsCenter28 Jul 2020 #2

We'll see soothsayer Jul 2020 #4

They are testing vaccine candidates. LisaL Jul 2020 #34

They've developed a way to manipulate the stock market C_U_L8R Jul 2020 #13

THIS !!!! ☝🏾 I'm thinking I'm going crazy cause "the vaccine" is on all the money channels and ever uponit7771 Jul 2020 #32

Companies are rushing products to market. Laelth Jul 2020 #3

This soothsayer Jul 2020 #5

Yes. cwydro Jul 2020 #7

I'd like to see large-scale, longitudinal studies that show it works and doesn't kill anyone soothsayer Jul 2020 #6

Yes, antibody dependent enhancement is a real thing harumph Jul 2020 #15

In all likelihood, the most vulnerable would not be able to take it soothsayer Jul 2020 #22

I am old enough to remember breathless articles about HIV vaccines dsc Jul 2020 #8

Seriously? And I wonder who a post like this helps...hmmm Demsrule86 Jul 2020 #9

number of reasons lapfog_1 Jul 2020 #10

Thanks for the good information. milestogo Jul 2020 #11

One more to add. Igel Jul 2020 #31

Mostly good info Shermann Jul 2020 #14

They already had the SARS genome study but never developed a vaccine, still a long way to go Baclava Jul 2020 #12

Stop swallowing trump hype. Ms. Toad Jul 2020 #16

"People are hyping the early stages of development." +1, ... and it happens a lot during index uponit7771 Jul 2020 #33

I'll believe it when I see it but won't take it until tested properly. nt WePurrsevere Jul 2020 #17

Pfizer would be negative about succeeding with their vaccine? Would be bad PR. LiberalFighter Jul 2020 #18

The way I understand it is the federal government is paying these companies marie999 Jul 2020 #19

It's easy to develop a vaccine that doesn't work. Nevilledog Jul 2020 #20

+1000 soothsayer Jul 2020 #21

+1, exactly what happened in 1918 and one of the reasons there was a "2nd wave" there was uponit7771 Jul 2020 #36

There has never been a successful Coronavirus vaccine Bettie Jul 2020 #23

This right here... JCMach1 Jul 2020 #30

Nobody's thrown trillions of dollars customerserviceguy Jul 2020 #24

1. New technology. 2. It's pretty similar to the first SARS virus, which has some research. backscatter712 Jul 2020 #25

I hope Trump and Jared don't buy it all up. ananda Jul 2020 #26

There was a similar push for one of the earlier SARS viruses GulfCoast66 Jul 2020 #27

They did a lot of work on SARS meadowlander Jul 2020 #28

Don't believe the hype JCMach1 Jul 2020 #29

Of all the things to be concerned about. LisaL Jul 2020 #35

There had already been a lot of R&D on the corona virus before COVID 19. scarletlib Jul 2020 #37