When will there be a COVID-19 vaccine and should you trust that it's safe?

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Americans want a COVID-19 vaccine—but worry that it could be rushed out before the election. Here's what the science says.

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Russia's Gamaleya Research Institute wasn't far behind Moderna in the race to be first out with a vaccine. But in August, as Moderna was beginning the vast logistical operation of enrolling participants for its trial, Russia decided to authorize use of its vaccine even though it hadn't yet published the results of its phase 1 and 2 trials, which are used to gather data on toxicity and effectiveness from a small number of close-monitored participants.

As if to underscore the risks, earlier this month AstraZeneca suspended phase-3 trials of the vaccine it has developed with Oxford University after a patient developed symptoms of a neurological disease . Still, there's no telling when ongoing trials will end. Scientists first have to collect enough data to be confident that they know what the risks and benefits are. Unlike, say, cancer drugs, where patients can often face an early death unless something is done to halt the progress of the disease, vaccines are given to millions of healthy people, which puts a premium on safety.

Most of the COVID-19 vaccines require two doses, which greatly complicates the logistics of the rollout because you need to manufacture and distribute twice as many shots. Another unknown is how durable these vaccines will be—how long will they last? Chances are on the order of months or years, but we don't know, and we may not know until after vaccines are released.

 

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When adequate phase III trials have established safety and efficacy. If we’re lucky, as early as next summer. Before that, anyone getting vaccinated is essentially a volunteer in a Phase III trial. Will there be adequate informed consent when the President is an habitual liar?

Absolutely NOTTTT!!!!!

Remember this is all based on a flawed testing method that produces false positive results! Deaths that have been reclassified as covid regardless of the actual cause, and a 99.9% recovery rate! Plandemic Agenda21 ID2020 Operationlockstep Quantumtattoo Coronavirus Covid19

Exactly what we don't need is a verified news post raising suspicion of science.

Yes.

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I will be first in line..I once was on a ventilator for a week...as bad as any Covid patient...you DO NOT want to ever be on a ventilator..that week was pure torture that resulted in ptsd ..I will never be the same after that....

nope. defintely not

Not taking it.

Pass

Yes. Take that risk.

kuku27 When about vaccine as no answer Trust is a big word, unless correct product is made, tested as per norms for all parameters, nothing must be said. Speculation is about huge profits o/o non existing product and Pharma profits is waste of time

I’ll be waiting at least a full year, thanks.

I will trust nothing as vaccine that comes out before the election. Nothing at all. No chlorine shots, no hydro... shots. No quack shots. Wait for the clincal trials to complete and numbers presented by SCIENTISTS. Do not rush anything.

U can have mine. thanks

newsweak . ' vaccine '

Eff it. And eff everything. Interaction with other beings is lamentable. I want my own planet, full of innocence, ignorance, and magic. Where love still exists and everything doesn't come with a price tag.

Safety or otherwise of vacine in phase3 requires at least 18months or more for it could caz life long side efects Vacine seems to be of no use due to the mutation low lethality of the virus&antibodies R not lasting 4 long so immunity boosters&therapeutic drugs 'd be a wise choice

thanks

no👎

Hydrochloraquaccine hits in Oct.

It has been possibly agreed that the development of the new coronavirus vaccine will cost at least 18 months, so you can judge when the first one with safety and effectiveness can appear in the commercial market. At the moment without the vaccine, we had better follow the experts

Will it be 95-97% effective like the measles vaccine ? Will it be mandatory for whole population or just for front line workers n the most vulnerable ? Trust a rushed vaccine as much as you trust the politician telling you its for your protection n the greater good of society.

After the Election

I think we need to define Trust

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