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I Made a Covid-19 Vaccine in My Kitchen and It Worked – Science Still Sucks

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Re: I Made a Covid-19 Vaccine in My Kitchen and It Worked – Science Still Sucks

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When Jenner created (really discovered) the original SmallPox vaccine, he basically just inoculated people with Cowpox and Horsepox. That was over 180 years ago. There were no phases, clinical trials or testing standards back then. Real medicine and snake oil were difficult, if not impossible, to distinguish. Before Jenner, there were groups inoculating people with actual Smallpox (typically in the nose, because it w…

The reason there's so much red tape related to drug development is because people were so free with drug testing in the past. There was a time when the FDA did not exist. We had a situation where people could sell anything and call it a cure without testing. Word of mouth was all that was needed to sell a cure whether it work or not. It was up to each buyer to decide if it cured the problem. We had situations where t…

I agree testing is important and your historical perspective is illuminating. My question is: What happens if the FDA does a bad job? It has a monopoly. They have an incentive to deny everything. If they deny a new drug and people die, it's hard to blame them. If they approve a drug that's dangerous, they get egg on their face.

Re: I Made a Covid-19 Vaccine in My Kitchen and It Worked – Science Still Sucks

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The limiting factor in drug development is not creating the drug, but in testing it. I'd like to see a biohacking approach to drug testing.

In the US, drug testing is governed by complex regulatory frameworks as well as risks from tort liability.

If the government is willing to suspend these[0] in order to fast track vaccine development, then why isn't this the default for all new drug development?

The answer is political expediency, of course.

[0]https://www.insurancejournal.com/news/national/2020/08/14/57...

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