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In reply to the discussion: Has Anyone Seen this - Is it a Credible Site? [View all]MineralMan
(146,306 posts)14. I read about mRNA vaccine candidates very early on.
There was news about them. Testing still had to be done, though, before any vaccine could be released. Testing started way back then. Now vaccines are almost ready for release. It all takes time, and there is no way to rush clinical trials.
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The article is exaggerating at LOT, the mRNA were able to be made days after the genetic sequence ..
uponit7771
Dec 2020
#18
no it's not. it actually shows how we've been able to get to a vaccine for distribution so quickly
unblock
Dec 2020
#21
If Covid had been more deadly, testing would have been bypassed & volume manufacturing started
Klaralven
Dec 2020
#19
If 100,000 a week are dying, you'd roll out whatever vaccine you could produce.
Klaralven
Dec 2020
#29