The Race for the Coronavirus Cure

The race to develop the first widely distributed coronavirus vaccine might be the most hotly pursued scientific frontier since the space race.



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[nufh]

Instead of working together to create the cure, we all trying to create the product for profits.

[saoirsecushing]

Do Americans use their taxes for wars and bailouts, instead of helping each other ?

[lakeegg]

The USSR was the first in space and the Americans then declared a race

Now the Chinese and Russians got there first, and again the Americans declare a race

[randyfiglehorn]

China’s seems a bit rushed. Not sure how good of regulations they have considering they actively run concentration camps in 2020.

[Melissa]

It'd be funny if someone would actually make an educational board game that's based on the drug research and approval process. Maybe it could be something like Monopoly, except instead of buying real estate, you're buying pharmaceutical stock and the cards you draw say things like, "test subjects experienced hairloss. Move back ten space and pay $1000." Thanks for the idea, lol. Seriously. Someone should do it.

[jaysssss]

There's an Australian company called Mesoblast that has a stem cell based treatment for COVID which was shown to have a 75% success rate in getting patients off the ventilator.

They are gaining FDA approval on 30 September for use in treatment of children.

Thought it deserved a mention as it is one of the only stem cell based treatment in the pipeline.

[QuestionEverythingButWHY]

“All of humanity's problems stem from man's inability to sit quietly in a room alone.”
― Blaise Pascal

[ronanbrodrick]

Every republican president has given a recession but this takes the cake 🤕

When will Americans learn ?

[TheBHAitken]

1:10 : This is where the premise goes the wrong way. The companies' goal is NOT the end of the coronavirus, it is to make money pure and simple. The making of a coronavirus vaccine may be seen as a gain for the company in areas like reputation, prestige, ect., cures without a repeat customer base do not make money.
Now first off I support vaccines, their use and science is tested and proven true with explanations that even a brain damaged high-school drop-out like myself can understand. This is not the problem...
This time we are using an experimental CRISPER treatment to directly modify choice cells in our bodies to produce a constant supply of a particular anti-body, produced "on-order" in an expedited manner by corporations funded by various international political organizations to be used in their countries as they see fit.
I don't know about you, but I think I am going to let the other guy go first.

[satriaamiluhur]

I don't even know anymore. Every now and then many youtube channels discuss about the cure, which they claim is close to completion, but is nowhere to be found now except in select hospital that people like me are less likely to visit anyway

[mh]

“DeAdLy ViRuSs oMg”

99.96% NON DEADLY

[AyanCreations]

IDK if this is a Vice video or a Vox video

[kancse]

Give the graphics/ visual artist person the raise. Amazing work.

[jemros]

You are not updated, Russia is finished on that

[QuestionEverythingButWHY]

“Science knows no country, because knowledge belongs to humanity, and is the torch which illuminates the world.”
– Louis Pasteur

[replynotificationsdisabled]

No one really cares VICE. The SEC starts playing today, and that's all the American news we need.

[georgethomson]

i hope Qoronavirus leave us alone whoever see this comment i wish you, your family and the ones you love a healthy life...

[QuestionEverythingButWHY]

"I am just a child who has never grown up. I still keep asking these 'how' and 'why' questions. Occasionally, I find an answer."
― Stephen Hawking

[Screech]

Eat healthy, exercise, drink water...

I'm not putting anything in my body I don't first approve.

If everyone else is vaccinated, they shouldn't have to worry about little ol' me. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[em-stkq]

at this point idc who makes it, get it cured first and then worry about it. we have no time to waste.