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Old 27-04-2020, 11:32   #2610
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Re: Coronavirus
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Originally Posted by denphone View Post
And workable vaccines don't just turn up that quickly out of thin air as it is likely to take a minimum of 18 months and could even be longer then that and even after that you must industrialise production and then vaccinate the whole population which could take another year.

There is also the added possible problem that some countries might try to exert power to corner it for their own country first.

The Ebola vaccine took a lot longer then 18 months

https://www.statnews.com/2020/01/07/...ebola-vaccine/

https://www.biopharma-reporter.com/A...ne-development
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Originally Posted by OLD BOY View Post
The reality is, Den, that there is no way the government will impose a lockdown for 18 months.
Old Boy, this is why you're receiving a bit of flack at the moment. Den was talking about the length of time it can take to get a vaccine onto the market whereas you misunderstood it to mean the length of time for the lockdown.
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