Israeli scientists: 'In a few weeks, we will have coronavirus vaccine
Source: Jerusalem Post
Israeli scientists are on the cusp of developing the first vaccine against the novel coronavirus, according to Science and Technology Minister Ofir Akunis. If all goes as planned, the vaccine could be ready within a few weeks and available in 90 days, according to a release.
Read more: https://www.google.com/amp/s/m.jpost.com/HEALTH-SCIENCE/Israeli-scientists-In-three-weeks-we-will-have-coronavirus-vaccine-619101/amp
CatMor
(6,212 posts)hope it does go as planned.
C_U_L8R
(44,992 posts)But they are saying they've been working on a vaccine for a similar virus, and that has already been tested. I admit that I don't know enough to be able to judge their process, but I do know that vaccines need extensive testing before they can be distributed. Nevertheless, given the specifics here, maybe there's some reason for cautious hope.
elleng
(130,773 posts)can't have facts around.
MFGsunny
(2,356 posts).... a coronavirus vaccine being ready in a couple months or so????
hmmmm
defacto7
(13,485 posts)JudyM
(29,206 posts)Israel has some great medical research.
Really excited about this
Captain Zero
(6,788 posts)American Capitalist system is in denial, but looking for investors per AZAR.
JudyM
(29,206 posts)question everything
(47,444 posts)And they are taxed to cover universal care.
Goonch
(3,599 posts)Jirel
(2,014 posts)IF it works in testing without terrible side effects, it'll still be close to a year before it could become available.
EarthFirst
(2,899 posts)totodeinhere
(13,057 posts)can be sped up considerably. In a real emergency the urgency of getting a vaccine on the market as soon as possible will be deemed worth the risk of conducting fewer time consuming trials. It would be a risk but perhaps a risk worth taking.
Ghost Dog
(16,881 posts)that won't let me buy shares in the market to get rich, rich I tell you
So, don't vote for that.
patphil
(6,150 posts)I worked for 35 years for a fortune 500 Pharma company.
There's no way they could do the work to create a safe and effective vaccine that quickly. I wouldn't take this vaccine; too risky.
There's no way they could assess the side effects in 90 days.
If it works, they're heros.
If it doesn't they make excuses.
In either event they achieve their goal of making a huge profit.
Nonhlanhla
(2,074 posts)Last edited Thu Feb 27, 2020, 06:40 PM - Edit history (1)
I posted it without commentary for a reason. I do not necessarily believe it, but thought it interesting as a vague possibility since they say that they had been working on a similar virus, which is more than anyone else has done (as far as I know). There's a lab in Houston, apparently, that was working on a SARS vaccine, but their funding dried up once that virus petered out. All the other current vaccine candidates that I've read about seem to work with a genetic sequencing model, which is promising, but different from this process (as far as I understand). Either way, just shared because I think it's interesting and worth discussing.
GumboYaYa
(5,941 posts)There are lots of opportunities for off target effects for this new technology. I completely agree with your post.
beachbumbob
(9,263 posts)the virus was release into the Chinese market.
explains how now we hear how quick a vaccine could be ready for testing.
Mosby
(16,263 posts)GumboYaYa
(5,941 posts)Today I was talking to a microbiologist over there and that was what she told me. 3 months to go from chickens to human clinical trials, which means it is at best 15-18 months away from being available for use.
Behind the Aegis
(53,922 posts)beachbumbob
(9,263 posts)in the general population.
hatrack
(59,578 posts)Nonhlanhla
(2,074 posts)but I also saw it on other sites, so they're not the only source. Not necessarily buying this, but I find all news about possible vaccines interesting.
PerceptionManagement
(462 posts)while they pretend everyone who doesn't agree with Apartheid is antisemitic
EllieBC
(2,990 posts)You dont have to make everything about I/P.
But I wont ruin your fun.
MosheFeingold
(3,051 posts)Are you seriously suggesting Arab Israelis are subject to Apartheid restrictions?
If so, the Israelis are really bad at it, since Arab Israelis have full protection under law, are the wealthiest Arabs, per capita, in the world, as a group are the highest educated people in Israel, and, as for Nazarene Arabs, the richest demographic in all of Israel.
Kablooie
(18,613 posts)That's not enough time to test it for safety.
Vaccines in the past that weren't tested thoroughly enough sometimes had side effects worse than the disease and sometimes would make people even more susceptible to the virus.
wiley
(2,921 posts)That's nonsense.
Kablooie
(18,613 posts)On the Daily podcast.
wiley
(2,921 posts)You should probably say failed experimental vaccines to avoid creating anti-vaccine hysteria. And yes, when we tested some vaccine candidates in the past sometimes the choice of adjuvant caused a very nasty response.
Under The Radar
(3,401 posts)evertonfc
(1,713 posts)Response to Nonhlanhla (Original post)
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StClone
(11,682 posts)The virus mutates rapidly so one vaccine may not work.
Response to StClone (Reply #31)
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Demonaut
(8,914 posts)Eugene
(61,823 posts)There's an important distinction between promising treatments for the sick, which may be available in short order, and a tested, effective vaccine to protect a large, healthy population.
According to the article, scientists are developing a vaccine for infectious bronchitis in poultry, for which pre-clinical trials have been successful. COVID-19 has a similar infection mechanism, and Now that COVID-19 is sequenced, they can adjust the vaccine to the new virus.
My reading of this is that they may produce an untested vaccine shortly. If everything goes right with a heavy emphasis on lifting regulatory obstacles, they promise to have a usable vaccine.
Contrast this with the guidance from the director of the FDAs Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research. He spelled out a safety and efficacy trial schedule that takes a year.
https://www.statnews.com/2020/02/26/coronavirus-vaccines-are-far-off-fda-official-says-but-drugs-to-treat-patients-could-come-sooner/
bigworld
(1,807 posts)...
captain queeg
(10,104 posts)And will no doubt bad mouth the CDC.
As suggested elsewhere lets volunteer the Trump clan to be first test subjects.
harun
(11,348 posts)And of course we don't know how effective they are until we test them out.