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Russian vaccine looking good

Started by Mozart2 REPLIES467 VIEWS· 05 Sept 2020, 19:41
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Mozart
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MozartCaptain49,914 posts
05 Sept 2020, 19:41
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05 Sept 2020, 19:41#1

The Lancet reports the much criticized Russian vaccine has produced immune responses  in all 76 patients at levels up to 150% of the strength of those  who have actually had Covid. There has also been a T cell response and no side effects have been observed. Phase 3 is under way.


Western epidemiologists  have been falling over themselves dumping on the Russian effort....wanting it to fail. But Russia has very underrated intellectual reserves and right now they have a promising horse in the race.


That’s good news.

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sharkbok
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sharkbokCaptain23,208 posts
05 Sept 2020, 22:17
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05 Sept 2020, 22:17#2
Given it is only in third stage trials (outside of Russia), it has not necessarily done anything more than the US, UK and China versions. So far all show an antibody response from the body, with minimal known side effects.
Meanwhile, there are around 100 thousand people that will volunteer for challenge tests. Given the treatment for Corona has improved, this would be a pretty safe way to speed things up. Instead, they are plodding along with random blind placebo tests. I made a donation to this organisation-  https://1daysooner.org/
It is expected that some will be better as a treatment for those with the virus, while others could be a vaccine that is preventative - and to create herd immunity. 
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Pre-clinical

vaccines not yet in human trials

 

142

Phase 1

vaccines in small-scale safety trials

 

29

Phase 2

vaccines in expanded safety trials

 

18

Phase 3

vaccines in large-scale efficacy trials

 

9

Approved

vaccines approved for general use

 

0

Source: WHO. Last updated 4 Sep



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DbDraad
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DbDraadCaptain26,388 posts
09 Sept 2020, 09:39
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09 Sept 2020, 09:39#3

"1 volunteer in the UK has been diagnosed with transverse myelitis, an inflammatory syndrome affecting the spinal cord which is often sparked by viral infections. It's still unknown if the person's condition is directly linked to the vaccine - NYT"

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