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$MRNA - biotechs are the kings of releasing info selectively & mkt lovin it. Let's see: 1) You need a booster 4 wks after the 1st shot or else you don't get the protection; 2) the study enrolled (only) 45 volunteers ages 18-55 - no details on older patients who get hit the most; https://twitter.com/adamfeuerstein/status/1283144532297519104
3) They don't know what level of antibodies is needed to avoid infection; 4) a few patients didn't take the 2nd shot. So <15 pts in the 100 dose level to go on. MKT jumps on ANY vaccine news no matter if vetted or not or likely or not. Day traders & momentum in charge...
4) No mention of how the 600 pts are doing in the ph 2 trial; 5) safety concerns-adverse side effects-are actually high (if this weren't so deadly to older people, some would care; unclear if pple wil take it anyway - 2 doses are hard) 6) 45 patients is the new critical mass now?
And lastly, while this is no certainty of future results, $MRNA has never produced a commercially viable product.
At times like these it's good to review what the FDA says - https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/coronavirus-covid-19-update-fda-takes-action-help-facilitate-timely-development-safe-effective-covid - "the FDA strongly encourages the inclusion of diverse populations in all phases of clncl dvlpmnt, including populations most affected by COVID-19, specifically racial & ethnic minorities..."
Here's the $MRNA trial-The study enrolled 45 healthy volunteers ages 18-55, testing three dose levels of Moderna’s vaccine. The trial participants were split roughly 50-50 between men & women. The popltn was 89% white, 13% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, and 2% Native American
Don't forget MERCK CEO's comments: “What worries me the most is that the public..is so desperate to go back to normalcy that they are pushing us to move things faster..Ultimately, if you are going to use a vaccine in billions of people, you’d better know what that vaccine does”
