The virus is pretty bad, right? Ought we be making a cost-benefit analysis where we compare the risks of side effects from the vaccine to the risks of the spread of the virus? In comparison to a vaccine like Gardisil, which surely prevents far fewer deaths than a covid-19 vaccine will, wouldn’t such an analysis actually indicate that the trials be rushed to some extent?
I’m feeling anxious that the current political milieu has a few factors pushing against deployment of a vaccine:
1. Republicans have been downplaying the virus the whole time, so they don’t take the need for a vaccine seriously.
2. Democrats are justifiably afraid of Trump pushing out a vaccine to get a pre-election “win”.
What I’m worried about:
1. Huge numbers of people dying every day from covid-19, with so many people out of work and struggling, with no end in sight other than a vaccine.
What’s the worst-case scenario for undiscovered side-effects on a treatment that has already been tested on thousands of people for months, and how probable is that risk?
I’m feeling anxious that the current political milieu has a few factors pushing against deployment of a vaccine:
1. Republicans have been downplaying the virus the whole time, so they don’t take the need for a vaccine seriously.
2. Democrats are justifiably afraid of Trump pushing out a vaccine to get a pre-election “win”.
What I’m worried about:
1. Huge numbers of people dying every day from covid-19, with so many people out of work and struggling, with no end in sight other than a vaccine.
What’s the worst-case scenario for undiscovered side-effects on a treatment that has already been tested on thousands of people for months, and how probable is that risk?