So the UK has been vaccinating a whole load of old people

even though the vaccine hasn't actually been tested on that demographic? I guess it will probably be turn out to be safe, whether its effective or not, but it seems a bit ethically dubious.

Posted By: Mecagoenti on January 28th 2021 at 16:46:59

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A drug patent lawyer chum just sent me this (Coronavirus) - Old Git, Jan 28, 15:10:01
- As far as I can see it’s all also conditional upon (and has provision for deferral (Coronavirus) - Jim, Jan 28, 23:03:56
- Just so - I've seen this elsewhere too (Coronavirus) - Old Man, Jan 28, 16:40:14
  - on the whole, we haven't done too badly (Coronavirus) - CWC, Jan 28, 17:25:51
    - I think we’ve done the right things but just too late because the govt have not wanted (Coronavirus) - Jim, Jan 28, 20:40:26
    - I actually agree on much of that (Coronavirus) - Old Man, Jan 28, 17:34:23
      - it is fine *SAYING* all that but talk is cheap and i think you will find that all (Coronavirus) - Tombs, Jan 28, 17:41:57
- Nice 👍 (n/m) (Coronavirus) - helvegtheowl, Jan 28, 16:27:00
- On a related topic (Coronavirus) - SCC 28, Jan 28, 16:11:45
  - Quite convenient given they haven't got any of it (Coronavirus) - paulg, Jan 28, 17:49:57
    - Yanks haven’t approved it at all have they (n/m) (Coronavirus) - SCC 28, Jan 28, 18:07:58
  - So the UK has been vaccinating a whole load of old people (Coronavirus) - Mecagoenti, Jan 28, 16:46:59
    - Probably one of our less risky gambles (Coronavirus) - SCC 28, Jan 28, 16:56:00
    - Basically, yes. Soriot speaks to this as well (Coronavirus) - Old Man, Jan 28, 16:55:31
      - thanks, that makes sense (Coronavirus) - Mecagoenti, Jan 28, 17:05:00
        
        Different decision makers innit (n/m) (Coronavirus) - CWC, Jan 28, 17:12:07
      - Nah I'm middle aged but had the Pfizer. (n/m) (Coronavirus) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jan 28, 16:58:15
      - My dad got some Pfizer at the weekend (Coronavirus) - SCC 28, Jan 28, 16:58:12
    - Eugenics bro. (n/m) (Coronavirus) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Jan 28, 16:49:46
  - this article explains it a bit more (Coronavirus) - CWC, Jan 28, 16:38:00
    - Yeah a few in Israel have caught it after 2 doses (Coronavirus) - SCC 28, Jan 28, 16:45:13
  - There's a decent article linked off of that thread (Coronavirus) - Cardiff Canary, Jan 28, 16:29:30
  - I think over 65 serum antibody titer levels were solid though? (Coronavirus) - Timmy_Goat, Jan 28, 16:21:39
    - lol I’m sure they were (Coronavirus) - SCC 28, Jan 28, 16:29:30
- isn't that just a commitment to establish manufacturing capabilities? (Coronavirus) - CWC, Jan 28, 15:46:23
  - Well you can't supply the stuff without the manufacturing capability (Coronavirus) - Old Git, Jan 28, 16:03:43
    - good old woolly drafting (Coronavirus) - CWC, Jan 28, 16:08:37
- that's bullshit (Coronavirus) - Jumbo1, Jan 28, 15:43:48
- Posturing on all sides isn't it? (Coronavirus) - Cardiff Canary, Jan 28, 15:29:11
  - Seems to me this both a marathon and a sprint ... (n/m) (Coronavirus) - paulg, Jan 28, 17:51:20
  - Probably posturing from the EU because it takes them so long to agree anything and they’re (Coronavirus) - helvegtheowl, Jan 28, 16:29:36
    - Its their worst nightmare I suspect, coming so soon after brexit (Coronavirus) - paulg, Jan 28, 17:54:21
- I have heard similar statements from other lawyers (Coronavirus) - Timmy_Goat, Jan 28, 15:22:44
  - thought I read somewhere that (Coronavirus) - ghostof barry butler, Jan 28, 15:25:33
    - Hmmmm (Coronavirus) - Timmy_Goat, Jan 28, 16:17:46

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