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Elena was concerned that she was not going to get vaccinated fast enough. I pointed out to her that the Moderna vaccine is going to be approved in the next few days.
I am always talking about the Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918-1919. No vaccine was ever developed. 675,000 people died in the US. At that time, the US had a population of 103,200,000 people. Today we have a population of 332,000,000. In rough calculations, one could multiply 675,000 times three. We come up with a potential of over 2 million deaths from coronavirus in the US.
There's a growing movement among wealthy Americans offering five-figure donations to hospitals to cut in line and receive an early dose of the vaccine.
Pharmacist who left vials out believed vaccine could harm people and change their DNA, police say
Pharmacist who left vials out believed vaccine could harm people and change their DNA, police say
On the other hand, with their massive revenues, they are able to fund huge research budgets.
Pharmacist who left vials out believed vaccine could harm people and change their DNA, police say
What is concerning to many is the rapid rollout of these vaccines. One would normally see several years of careful testing to make sure about side effects. This was not done here. One thoughtful reader made a reference to the Thalidomide disaster of 1962. Pregnant mothers were given a new drug. Later babies were born without arms.
Pharmaceutical companies are not my favorite people. To make a long story short, they rob the public with high prices, etc. On the other hand, with their massive revenues, they are able to fund huge research budgets. I feel confident that some fast and rigorous testing was done. I would not be surprised to hear that supercomputers were involved to do all sorts of rapid simulations. Some side effects will show up. The vaccines will have to be "fine tuned."
I am always talking about the Spanish Flu epidemic of 1918-1919. No vaccine was ever developed. 675,000 people died in the US. At that time, the US had a population of 103,200,000 people. Today we have a population of 332,000,000. In rough calculations, one could multiply 675,000 times three. We come up with a potential of over 2 million deaths from coronavirus in the US.