Tiny, that is by far one of the most childish and uneducated statements I think I've ever seen you make.
Originally Posted by eccielover
WRONG. This isn't in the same league with some of my other childish, uneducated statements.
The Moderna vaccine at the 25 mcg dose level had no side effects, and created levels of coronavirus antibody levels comparable to those in people who've recovered from the disease:
https://investors.modernatx.com/news...s-mrna-vaccine
In vitro studies of hydroxychloroquine indicate it's effective against the new coronavirus in test tubes and petri dishes. Except for that, there's no experimental evidence yet that it's an effective prophylaxis (effective at preventing the disease) for coronavirus in humans.
As to safety, I don't know jack about experimental vaccines. The risk/reward ratio for the ones on the market is very favorable. You have to go back to 1976 to the swine flu to find an instance where a vaccine wasn't worth the risk.
I looked at taking chloroquinine or a related drug, mefloquine, when traveling to areas where there's malaria. They've got some worrisome side effects. I'd a lot rather risk getting the malaria. I ended up taking doxycycline one time when traveling to a third world shithole. In addition to preventing malaria, doxycycline prevents diarrhea, gonorrhea and chlamydia, so it was an easy decision.