COVID-19 Vaccine
Almost every major hospital, government agency, pharmaceutical company, and country seem to be working independently to study COVID-19, find better treatments, and develop a vaccine. There is no centralized repository for data and I'm sure that multiple research projects are duplicating efforts. It's called teamwork and it works. The United States was in the unique position of garnering world-wide support to create an organized system to address research and collaboration; however, we no longer have the credibility, leadership, or political will to make this happen. Shame.
Here is a related prediction. Some company will announce they have a vaccine. Of course, they will have not have tested the long-term effect of this vaccine since they haven't had to the time to do so. As soon as that happens, dozens of other companies or countries will say "No, we have something better and it will be ready in a month. And ours in better and safer." These researchers will have spent months and millions on their own version and they are not just going to admit something else is better. The group that does create the actual vaccine with gain tremendous prestige and probably billions in profits. This is going to be a disaster.
We know this is a possibility, so let's deal with it now. If only we could create an international review board that evaluates all vaccine according to a agreed upon scale. They would also know about the other options in the pipeline and evaluate them as well. At least with some kind of objective group they can create order and efficiency.
Here is a related prediction. Some company will announce they have a vaccine. Of course, they will have not have tested the long-term effect of this vaccine since they haven't had to the time to do so. As soon as that happens, dozens of other companies or countries will say "No, we have something better and it will be ready in a month. And ours in better and safer." These researchers will have spent months and millions on their own version and they are not just going to admit something else is better. The group that does create the actual vaccine with gain tremendous prestige and probably billions in profits. This is going to be a disaster.
We know this is a possibility, so let's deal with it now. If only we could create an international review board that evaluates all vaccine according to a agreed upon scale. They would also know about the other options in the pipeline and evaluate them as well. At least with some kind of objective group they can create order and efficiency.
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