Happy Friday! ☀️ More good news: Moderna vaccine about to be approved in US & EU. Who would have thought we'd have at least 3 (!) effective & safe vaccines less than a year from identifying completely new virus (SARS-CoV-2)? Science is amazing. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-55358334
Covid: Moderna vaccine moves closer to US approval

A panel of US experts say the Moderna vaccine should be given emergency use approval.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-55358334
Still big unknowns:
1. Do these vaccines stop transmission (people being infectious) or just severe COVID-19?
2. How long do they provide immunity for?
3. Will this become a yearly vaccination project for entire populations?
4. Do they prevent Long Covid (morbidity)?
With talk of mutation/strains, scientists concerned about:
1. Will new strain spread faster making suppression harder?
2. Will new strain have worse health outcomes?
3. Will new strain evade vaccine &/or naturally induced antibodies/t-cells?
We don't yet have answers to these.
When will the pandemic 'end'? Richer countries are going to race ahead with vaccines, testing, treatments & more precise restrictions & be in a strong position by the summer if they plan right. Poorer countries are going to struggle for next 2-3 years if we leave them behind.
Final tweet: Did a CBI briefing on what the next 6-12 months could look like given vaccines/testing/therapeutics here. Video here: https://www.cbi.org.uk/articles/cbi-10am-vaccine-breakthroughs-what-your-business-needs-to-know/
CBI @10am: Vaccine breakthroughs: what your business needs to know

Recorded 10 December, this session focuses on the recent vaccine breakthroughs.

https://www.cbi.org.uk/articles/cbi-10am-vaccine-breakthroughs-what-your-business-needs-to-know/
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