Germany approves first human trials

[Cherie]

according to the Indy


https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/coronavirus/coronavirus-vaccine-germany-approves-first-human-trials/ar-BB131GVf?ocid=spartanntp

then it follows with

Germany follows the UK in approving a human trial after health secretary Matt Hancock announced scientists at Oxford University will begin testing a vaccine on people this Thursday.
Around 500 volunteers are expected to enrol in the programme by mid-May, with the British government pledging £20m to the research.
In China, early-stage human tests for two experimental vaccines were approved earlier this month, according to state media Xinhua.

[Niamh.]

Good news, fingers crossed someone will get something working on the market soon :fc:

[Cherie]

The race is on :laugh:

[Niamh.]

The race is on :laugh:

I know I shouldn't be thinking it (it's not a pissing contest :hehe: )

But how different is this from all the apocalypse movies when it's the Americans who save the day everytime :p

[Cherie]

I know I shouldn't be thinking it (it's not a pissing contest :hehe: )

But how different is this from all the apocalypse movies when it's the Americans who save the day everytime :p

Donald will be furious :fist:

[Niamh.]

Donald will be furious :fist:[emoji23]

[Kizzy]

I hope it's us, Germany Are working with Pfizer so if they get it they'll hold the world to ransom :/

[Niamh.]

I hope it's us, Germany Are working with Pfizer so if they get it they'll hold the world to ransom :/Who is the UK working with? I doubt any of the big pharmas are going to behave differently unfortunately

[Kizzy]

Who is the UK working with? I doubt any of the big pharmas are going to behave differently unfortunately

We don't seem to be working with anyone yet
https://sciencebusiness.net/news/race-covid-19-vaccine

[user104658]

The difference will be if its an academic team or a big pharma team that develops a (half decent) vaccine first.

Although I don't think Pharma would get away with price gouging under these circumstances.

[GoldHeart]

Good news, fingers crossed someone will get something working on the market soon :fc:

It's going to take a long time

[Niamh.]

We don't seem to be working with anyone yet

https://sciencebusiness.net/news/race-covid-19-vaccineWouldn't they need to eventually though for mass production?

[Niamh.]

The difference will be if its an academic team or a big pharma team that develops a (half decent) vaccine first.

Although I don't think Pharma would get away with price gouging under these circumstances.I certainly hope they wouldn't anyway

[bots]

the whole basis is that it is affordable world wide. If i were a betting man, i would say that the big pharmas will join forces in production and distribution. It's not every day they can make such a strong case for actually saving the world