And Ugur Sahin, the co-founder of BioNTech, designed their vaccine in a few hours - equally amazing:They designed the vaccine within days in January - amazing.
I thought the same. They knew how it would likely spread in Jan 20, but never took any preventative measures until it was out of control. I wonder why , likely to never see an answer to thatWhat struck me was that they were discussing the vaccine a long time before the country did anything to mitigate the spread of the virus - think Cheltenham and the match at Anfield for example.
So presumably we'll see all new drugs come to market in this timescale now ?And Ugur Sahin, the co-founder of BioNTech, designed their vaccine in a few hours - equally amazing:
Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine designed in hours
As this article points out, asking why these vaccines could be developed so quickly compared to the past, is a little bit like asking why we can cross the Atlantic in a few hours now, when it used to take weeks in the 1800's. New technologies tend to make things much quicker.
It kind of gives faith that we can develop vaccines against anything new that comes at us. Its the testing that takes the time.They designed the vaccine within days in January - amazing.
and the Facebook 'Karens' who make unfounded claims about how dangerous the 'unproven' vaccine is because we don't know what's in it, etc. Meanwhile she buys 40 burgers for £2 from Farm Foods and yet somehow is an expert on what we should or should not put into our bodiesIt kind of gives faith that we can develop vaccines against anything new that comes at us. Its the testing that takes the time.
As for these people spreading nonsense on forums such as volunteers dying its the equivalent of wearside Jack.
Any drugs that have had their processes or associated technologies improved then I'm sure their development speed would be increased compared to the previous technology yes - and this has probably been happening for decades already you just have no knowledge of it - because why would you? But obviously advances in technology might only affect certain areas of development (i.e. only for specific drugs, or types of drug, or drugs that share similar production processes) and not necessarily all drugs everywhere.So presumably we'll see all new drugs come to market in this timescale now ?
Well said. Boils my ****. Everyone is entitled to their opinion but when it has a real effect on others they should keep uneducated personal opinions to themselves. The vulnerable see some of these vocal fruitcakes mouth off and take some of it on board.and the Facebook 'Karens' who make unfounded claims about how dangerous the 'unproven' vaccine is because we don't know what's in it, etc. Meanwhile she buys 40 burgers for £2 from Farm Foods and yet somehow is an expert on what we should or should not put into our bodies
I believe the technology behind the Oxford vaccine was developed in such a way that the virus specific part of what is injected can be swapped out to target another virus - so in theory we could take the same approach to the next epidemic virus. I'm not sure if this vaccine is specific to a Coronavirus or not tho...It kind of gives faith that we can develop vaccines against anything new that comes at us. Its the testing that takes the time.
As for these people spreading nonsense on forums such as volunteers dying its the equivalent of wearside Jack.
So presumably we'll see all new drugs come to market in this timescale now ?