Personally, I feel like this vaccine is being way too rushed and might need to slow down. Although our world is suffering from this pandemic, I do understand why they have to rush because cases are continuing to go up. I looked up how long it normally takes to develop a vaccine and sometimes can reach 10-15 years to even perfect it. As we're nearing our sixth month of quarantine do you think we might have a chance to go back to school and work soon?
Tuesday, July 21, 2020
Is the new vaccine rushed?
Five hours ago, CBS came out with this video interviewing one of the doctors behind the Covid vaccine. With the Oxford study, the vaccine showed a strong immune response proving that there is hope for an early vaccine. The doctor says that they are going to give people the vaccine where there are a lot of cases in places like the USA.UK, South Africa, and others. He later says that they are going to take a risk with this vaccine and assume that their vaccine is going to work and keep on manufacturing more. Unlike the past where labs would first see if it works and then make millions of vaccines. The concern behind this risk-taking move is if the vaccine proves to not work, then they threw money down the drain. Five vaccine company's including the one interviewed are going to roll the dice and see if it works.
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That's cool that they might have found a vaccine for it, but I do not agree with them rolling the dice on whether or not it will be successful. It would be a huge waste of money if they have to throw millions of vaccines away. They're heavily rushing it because the country is deteriorating. However, we are all desperately waiting to get out of this situation, so if it works then that would be cool i think 💯
ReplyDeleteEven though we have spent a good time in lockdown we shouldn't rush the vaccine for a chance to end this quarantine early we should take time to make sure that the vaccine actually works. We shouldn't throw money at this problem and expect this to just be solved because trying to solve this problem with money is just going to create a new problem. We still have plenty of time to wait we just have to be patient and stay indoors to avoid getting the virus.
ReplyDeleteThe new vaccine does seem to be rushed, but it's understandable as more people are demanding stores, restaurants, and entertainment sources re-open. However, I disagree that the companies should be "rolling the dice" because you need to consider the probabilities of this vaccine being successful. We should not risk millions of dollars nor millions of people just to "roll the dice." If there is a bad outcome, it will only worsen the problem. I suggest we should really take our time with this vaccine and ensure that it will protect us from the pandemic before we release the vaccine out to the public. Ultimately, we just need to stay indoors to make sure the curve will delay as well as making the vaccine formation process quicker.
ReplyDeleteFrom the surface, it seems as if the vaccine is rushed, but I believe that our technological advancements in the past century made it look like this. I recommend watching Coronavirus Explained on Netflix, because they show how these vaccine developers are creating the vaccine in record time. They are doing it by combining the otherwise time-consuming testing phases. For example, in the middle of testing of the first phase, vaccine companies start the second phase of development, and so forth. This tactic can be extremely helpful in this global pandemic and for hard-hit countries with an increasing need for a vaccine (ex: USA). Though the need for it is growing substantially, I believe the demand is just a motivator to find ways to speed up the process of manufacturing the preventative vaccine, not a reason to rush the production. The word, rush, insinuates that this vaccine might be potentially harmful to humans and having many harmful side effects, which further worsens the paranoia of the general public.
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