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Also we know the gov is not the most truthful or correct right now[0]. I’d trust UW and other large research universities medical guidance on Covid much more than the feds.
[0] https://www.cbsnews.com/news/preventing-coronavirus-facemask...
> To achieve the goal of creating possible vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 asap, the procedure of testing given vaccine needs to be done in a much smaller time-frame. Why?
Well, you can't test a treatment for 5 years if you release it within 18 months.
Recently lots of articles and chatter that the core of the issues is that it is causing are mostly blood clotting related. Sounds like existing blood thinners aren't working, so it sounds promising that they could develop new blood thinners as possible treatments.
I agree, I'm not signing up for a rushed vaccine that might not be effective and could have negative long term side affects.
>As a reminder, the vaccine Pandemrix, which was developed as a treatment for the swine flu, caused narcolepsy in over 1000 patients. That number without a % is meaningless
> That number without a % is meaningless Unless you were one of the 1000.
Personally I fall into the third set. I fear, tho, that this may be a disease for which (as is common with other coronaviruses like the common cold) exposure grants immunity for only a few months.