Similarly, society decided to take refuge on slow, journal-style scientific trials
Coming from outside the field of biosecurity/pandemic response, this is something that surprised me about the international response to the pandemic. Sure, in normal times the multi-month human trials and double-blind experiments seem justified, but in times of emergency, one would think that governments would encourage people like Stöcker to develop vaccinations, rather than hinder them. Surely the downside risks from rapidly developing and testing a large number of vaccines can’t outweigh the loss of life that comes whilst we wait for the ‘proper method’ to run it’s course?
Interesting story.
Coming from outside the field of biosecurity/pandemic response, this is something that surprised me about the international response to the pandemic. Sure, in normal times the multi-month human trials and double-blind experiments seem justified, but in times of emergency, one would think that governments would encourage people like Stöcker to develop vaccinations, rather than hinder them. Surely the downside risks from rapidly developing and testing a large number of vaccines can’t outweigh the loss of life that comes whilst we wait for the ‘proper method’ to run it’s course?
I agree; I could imagine the downside risks being larger, but this would surprise me.