P3: Pandemic Prevention Platform (2017)

Note that neither the article nor the headline mention a "Coronavirus shield". That's just the HN headline. In fact, the article never even mentions the Coronavirus at all.

The article headline is "Pandemic Prevention Platform (P3)"

Mods, maybe change it to that?

Re: P3: Pandemic Prevention Platform (2017)

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Post by hdivider » Fri, Mar 13, 2020, 12:05 AM UTC

pacificmint wrote: post #6

thefounder wrote: post #4

Everyone stay calm now; we have a Coronavirus Shield!

Note that neither the article nor the headline mention a "Coronavirus shield". That's just the HN headline. In fact, the article never even mentions the Coronavirus at all. The article headline is "Pandemic Prevention Platform (P3)" Mods, maybe change it to that?

Good point. Changed it. Got the DARPA press release title confused with the popular mechanics article. :) Thanks.

Re: P3: Pandemic Prevention Platform (2017)

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Post by m3kw9 » Fri, Mar 13, 2020, 12:06 AM UTC

It all sounds good but I’m not sure if they could do all that in 60 days with human trials needed to test actual efficiency, toxicity, etc. If you are talking about just a candidate drug yeah, that is possible with today’s tech.

Re: P3: Pandemic Prevention Platform (2017)

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Post by ASalazarMX » Fri, Mar 13, 2020, 12:08 AM UTC

hdivider wrote: post #5

More detail: https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2020/03/us-military-sc... https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/research/a31405691...

Thank you. Since the publication isn't even dated, it could have been written 30 years ago because it's only buzzword soup.

Example:

> A principal benefit of the nucleic-acid-based approach to limiting the spread of infection is that genetic constructs introduced into the body would process quickly and not integrate into an individual’s genome. Similarly, the antibodies produced in response to treatment would only be present in the body for weeks to months. This is consistent with DARPA's intent to safely deliver transient immunity, halting the spread of disease by creating a firewall, and buying time for longer-term medical responses to be developed and deployed.

Re: P3: Pandemic Prevention Platform (2017)

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Post by dang » Fri, Mar 13, 2020, 12:14 AM UTC

ASalazarMX wrote: post #9

hdivider wrote: post #5

More detail: https://www.defenseone.com/technology/2020/03/us-military-sc... https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/research/a31405691...

Thank you. Since the publication isn't even dated, it could have been written 30 years ago because it's only buzzword soup. Example: > A principal benefit of the nucleic-acid-based approach to limiting the spread of infection is that genetic constructs introduced into the body would process quickly and not integrate into an individual’s genome. Similarly, the antibodies produced in response to treatment would only be…

https://web.archive.org/web/20170411172941/https://www.darpa... exists, so we can go back at least to 2017 above.