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> How long does it take to create a vaccine nowadays? https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3047956/china-coronavirus-hong-kong-resear
by avery-dawn 7y ago
> How long does it take to create a vaccine nowadays?
https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3047956/china-coronavirus-hong-kong-researchers-have https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/artic...
From this article:
“If the vaccine appears effective and safe in a number of animal species, it will go into clinical trials on humans. This takes at least one year even if expedited,” Yuen said.
- hanniabu 7y agoIs that including production? Or just getting approval?
- neuronic 7y agoEven fast-tracked development will take 1-2 years. Edit: sorry, I basically repeated what the comment above said. Somehow I overlooked that...
- tim333 7y agoInovio of San Diego already have a computer designed but untested DNA vaccine. In the past DNA vaccines have not been approved for use in humans but they are partnered with a Chinese company and I'm not sure the Chinese will be as conservative as the FDA in terms of trying things. [pasted from another thread] Their previous Elboa vaccine seemed to work well in tests though I think it never made it to the field. http://ir.inovio.com/news-and-media/news/press-release-details/2019/Inovios-Ebola-Vaccine-Delivered-Intradermally-Demonstrates-100-Immunogenicity-in-a-Clinical-Study-Published-in-The-Journal-of-Infectious-Diseases/default.aspx http://ir.inovio.com/news-and-media/news/press-release-detai... I sometime think the testing protocols are a bit over cautious when you have a candidate that is probably safe and quite likely effective.