It seems like the key to making medical progress is realizing that not all treatments are "one size fits all" and figuring out why treatments that are safe and effective for some people are unsafe for others.
The vaccine from this story seemed to be safe and effective for some participants, but nearly killed another. How can we differentiate the people that it will help from the people that it could kill? This is a real problem in FDA approved medications. Just look at the side effects list for some of the "biologic" TNF blocking treatments for autoimmune diseases. Yet they are beneficial for most people.
The vaccine from this story seemed to be safe and effective for some participants, but nearly killed another. How can we differentiate the people that it will help from the people that it could kill? This is a real problem in FDA approved medications. Just look at the side effects list for some of the "biologic" TNF blocking treatments for autoimmune diseases. Yet they are beneficial for most people.