by wh-uws on 12/19/20, 1:17 AM with 190 comments
by dang on 12/19/20, 4:39 AM
[1] https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&sor...
by FreakyT on 12/19/20, 2:37 AM
One key advantage of the Moderna one versus the similar Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine is that it doesn't require deep freeze storage, only regular freezing temperatures. (-90º C for Pfizer/BioNTech vs -20º C for Moderna)
by avocad on 12/19/20, 7:32 AM
Does these vaccines need an adjuvant to work, or is the change to the affected cells large enough to trigger an immune reaction?
by bsaul on 12/19/20, 10:04 AM
We've all seen people advocating new wonderful technological solutions that fail because of unknown unknowns, in every field. That's just the rules of the R&D game.
In that case we're seriously thinking about injecting a new kind of drug to the whole world population based on a couple of short term trials, for a desease that is only lethal for far less than 1 percent of the population ( and in general, only the most fragile 1 percent).
I'm just like everyone and i find this new arn cell transcription machinery hacking absolutely insanely great. And i also think it looks safe from what the expert are explaining.
But is it safe enough to have it taken by everyone in the world ??
by finolex1 on 12/19/20, 4:41 AM
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/Rvzdi8RS9Bda5aLt2/covid-12-1...
by reader_1000 on 12/19/20, 9:04 AM
by dharma1 on 12/19/20, 12:53 PM
by mchusma on 12/19/20, 1:58 AM
by opendomain on 12/19/20, 4:28 AM
How could we research if the approval was politically motivated? How can I know if this is actually safe?
(1) https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2020/12/white-house-delays-p...
(2) https://www.wsj.com/articles/modernas-covid-19-vaccine-is-cl...
by roody15 on 12/19/20, 2:39 AM
Next Moderna ... also super expensive second to be approved.
After six months to a year ... and after making huge profits....
Then the AstraZeneca/Russian vaccine variants will be “found” to be also effective.
We must first wait and let Pfizer make a few billion !!!