Replies to post #297592 on Innovation Pharmaceuticals Inc (IPIX)

[BonelessCat]

The problem with vaccines is they have to be given well in advance of an epidemic. Takes time to safely generate an antibody response without causing fever, blotches, headaches, body aches, etc. The advantage to a drug like B is that it can be administered days ahead of the leading edge of infections. Whereas a vaccine, like the one Moderna is developing often requires 3 weeks to a month, or more. The Moderna drug will require two injections a month apart.

“ Two shots, four weeks apart, are likely to be needed, meaning that however many doses are produced, only half that number of people can be vaccinated.” — https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/18/health/coronavirus-vaccine-moderna.html