02-29-2020, 08:03 AM
For comparison, there is at least one vaccine already being tested in animals in the US and a few other candidates on deck. Making a vaccine isn't the time consuming part - it's the testing and approval process which Israel is fast-tracking to take just a few months, while the US currently is looking at a multi-step, year-long process.
However, there are risks with rushing - many remember the 450 people with neurological damage attributed to the 1976 flu vaccine fiasco.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-new...180961994/
I doubt King Kim's Proclamation can make the process any quicker or better. (I'm trying, I really am
However we are now back under a HRS-127A 60 day Emergency so Civil Defense is running the show - make sure to ask them nicely every day if it's safe for you to go home.
However, there are risks with rushing - many remember the 450 people with neurological damage attributed to the 1976 flu vaccine fiasco.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-new...180961994/
I doubt King Kim's Proclamation can make the process any quicker or better. (I'm trying, I really am
However we are now back under a HRS-127A 60 day Emergency so Civil Defense is running the show - make sure to ask them nicely every day if it's safe for you to go home.