The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly changed many aspects of our…
Question Answered step-by-step The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly changed many aspects of our… The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly changed many aspects of our lives, including how we travel, eat, and interact with others. One other thing the pandemic has impacted has been the speed of vaccine development. Traditionally, the development of new drugs and vaccines has been measured in years and sometimes decades. In the case of COVID-19 vaccine development, pharmaceutical companies are trying to reduce that timeline to months to respond to the pandemic. Of recent note is the vaccine developed by pharmaceutical giant Pfizer. Their vaccine, which would be the first of its kind if approved, is claimed to induce an immune response in 90% of people who have received it. In this week’s forum, we will examine vaccine development for the COVID-19 vaccine. Go to a COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker (https://www.raps.org/news-and-articles/news-articles/2020/3/covid-19-vaccine-tracker (Links to an external site.)or https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/science/coronavirus-vaccine-tracker.html (Links to an external site.)) and choose one vaccine that is currently in a Phase 3 clinical trial.What is the name of the vaccine, and who is making it?What method is used to make the vaccine?Are there any other vaccines made by the same method listed in Question 3 that are currently available? If so, name one example.How is the vaccine designed to trigger an immune response?Has an estimated success rate for the vaccine been reported? References:Pfizer and BioNTech Announce Vaccine Candidate Against COVID-19 Achieved Success in First Interim Analysis from Phase 3 Study. Retrieved from https://www.pfizer.com/news/press-release/press-release-detail/pfizer-and-biontech-announce-vaccine-candidate-against (Links to an external site.)Ordonez, Victor. The reality behind Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan. Retrieved from https://abcnews.go.com/Health/reality-pfizers-covid-19-vaccine-distribution-plan/story?id=74183968 (Links to an external site.)Zimmer, Carl, and Thomas, Katie. Pfizer’s Covid Vaccine: 11 Things You Need to Know. Retrieved from https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/pfizer-covid-19-vaccine (Links to an external site.)Isaacson, Walter. I was part of a trial for Pfizer’s covid-19 vaccine. It’s a miracle for genetic medicine. Retrieved from https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/i-took-the-pfizer-covid-19-vaccine-its-a-miracle-for-genetic-medicine/2020/11/09/77e652d0-22bf-11eb-952e-0c475972cfc0_story.html (Links to an external site.) Biology Science Microbiology BIO 280 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)
