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So something a lot of people don't know and what I just realized is that it takes a long time to develop a vaccine. I think the quickest one was about four years and that was for the mumps.

www.history.com

How a New Vaccine Was Developed in Record Time in the 1960s | HISTORY

It took just four years to get the mumps vaccine ready for market—but its development leaned heavily on groundwork that had been established during World War II.
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Not to mention from what I've heard, there has never been a vaccine developed for any type of coronavirus. So in my opinion, the hope for some COVID-19 vaccine to be developed in record time is extremely low. Which means that there will probably be no movie theaters, live sports, sitting down in restaurants and occasional full on shutdowns for the foreseeable future, unless something changes.
 
superjames1992 said:
Looks like Chile has passed the USA in per capita deaths, and Peru and Brazil are quickly catching up, as well. The outbreak in South America is pretty bad.
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They're deep into winter. This virus has surprised many folks and has been able to spread (efficiently) in warm weather, but it still spreads better when it's cold. Kind of makes you worry about this upcoming fall season.
 
SimeonNC said:
So something a lot of people don't know and what I just realized is that it takes a long time to develop a vaccine. I think the quickest one was about four years and that was for the mumps.

www.history.com

How a New Vaccine Was Developed in Record Time in the 1960s | HISTORY

It took just four years to get the mumps vaccine ready for market—but its development leaned heavily on groundwork that had been established during World War II.
www.history.com www.history.com

Not to mention from what I've heard, there has never been a vaccine developed for any type of coronavirus. So in my opinion, the hope for some COVID-19 vaccine to be developed in record time is extremely low. Which means that there will probably be no movie theaters, live sports, sitting down in restaurants and occasional full on shutdowns for the foreseeable future, unless something changes.
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The talk of a vaccine coming soon is just a way to keep the market from crashing. There is very little chance of a safe and effective vaccine being developed anytime soon.
 
Heelyes said:
The talk of a vaccine coming soon is just a way to keep the market from crashing. There is very little chance of a safe and effective vaccine being developed anytime soon.
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and I just don't know how affective it will be once it's available. We keep hearing about it mutating. We'll probably be dealing with this forever; or until they truly develop a universal vaccine that can kill it completely.

Like they're trying to do with the flu:
www.sciencealert.com

A Potential Universal Flu Vaccine Just Passed an Important Clinical Trial

There may be hope yet for a universal flu vaccine - one powerful dose of immunisation that can provide long-lasting protection for multiple influenza strains, all in a single shot.
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Kudos to the NC DHHS for really revamping their hospitalization statistics site! This is much better! :)

(Archive) COVID-19 Hospitalizations Dashboard | NC COVID-19

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Interesting that while COVID hospitalizations have increased over the last month or so, hospital bed utilization and ICU utilization have remained flat. Also, new COVID hospital admissions have been pretty flat.
 
ForsythSnow said:
This is false. It has risen recently and has not continued to decline. Look at the graphs for yourself.
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Yeah I was about to post the same, the last two weeks have seen increases........the daily average was down to 400-500 a day a month ago and now its back to 900-1000 a day.....and if the new case rate stays the same that number isnt going down anytime soon.
 
I dont get the whole pushing back the start of school. I mean haven't they had months to prepare for the school year ?
 
Dewpoint Dan said:
I dont get the whole pushing back the start of school. I mean haven't they had months to prepare for the school year ?
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It’s just delaying the inevitable! If they do nothing different and just start school back up like normal, it’s going to get really, really , ugly
 
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