04-22-2020, 10:07 PM
"Yeah, they are going to shelter in place until a vaccine is developed. They're preppers and have all they need to survive the next 18 months."
Producing a vaccine may be difficult.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15742624
There are vaccines for coronaviruses used in the veterinary world. There have been two major issues. Vaccines without major side effects have created only short-lived immunity. Live virus vaccines have been more effective, but sometimes cause major lung inflammation in felines which may lead to death. I have been told, although I have not yet looked into it, that cat airway epithelium is quite similar to the human variety.
Producing a vaccine may be difficult.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15742624
There are vaccines for coronaviruses used in the veterinary world. There have been two major issues. Vaccines without major side effects have created only short-lived immunity. Live virus vaccines have been more effective, but sometimes cause major lung inflammation in felines which may lead to death. I have been told, although I have not yet looked into it, that cat airway epithelium is quite similar to the human variety.
