This is a similar issue to cybersecurity in new product development. We’ve been working for years to inject a security mindset into the development process from the beginning, but too often we still see new products, esp. on the web, that are full of holes in order to speed to market. I’m glad to see the problem isn’t unique to IT.
I’m not taking anything made after 2000.
I’m going to turn into a hippie and use plants…
The idea of nasal Covid vaccines comes to mind that would break the infection cycle.
“side effects are too strong”
That has been my observation with so many modern drugs. Unless the med is supposed to cure a critical medical condition or save a life, the problems caused by side effects can outweigh it’s benefits.
Or you could develop a completely new drug and call it a miracle “vaccine” with practically no testing and absolutely no idea what the long term effects will be.
And then pay off or marginalize anyone who points out that your miracle vaccine not only doesn’t work, but many thousands of people will be permanently injured or even killed by it.
After the vax nonsense he needs to stfu.
Drugs are usually patented early in the development process. A long clinical trial cuts a significant portion of the patent life of the drug. But safety and efficacy are top priorities. It would be nice to see the process streamlined.
Good observations, but they’re not factoring in the drug companies’ GREED and DISHONESTY. Once those two items are added to the equation, it starts to make sense. I mean, not MAKE SENSE, but it’s more understandable.
The last time I saw a doctor was in 2003 or 2004. I don’t take any prescription medications. I’ve worked in too many clinics and hospitals and stopped trusting the system a long time ago. Do you think I’m nuts? I’ve outlasted a lot of people who heaped scorn on me for not running to the doctor for every little thing. I don’t see people having a good time out there on all these medications and procedures that doctors try to talk you into.
Before my mom started yelling at me about vaccinations she told me with a little laugh, “I had a hip replacement and now I can’t walk anymore!”
I do take vitamins and herbs and some over-the-counter things like Benadryl, aspirin, fiber supplement - really simple stuff. I’ve been taking garlic every day for many years.
I got Mr K (not the one on this forum) to start taking garlic: When I first met him he had a bald place on the top of his head about the size of an audio CD. His hair started growing back and there’s no longer a bald spot - some of the hair even grew back its original color. (He looks like Dr Von Helsing! or Beethoven, sort of.)
And you know I’m NOT the picture of excellent health but on the other hand I’m not laying out hundreds of dollars a month for the ten or twenty pharmaceuticals doctors would have me taking at my age - I mean, they give this stuff to EVERYBODY and you’re supposed to be happy and grateful to have to take like 30 pills a day. And I would be vaccinated and all that happy h0rsesh1t. I think it’s at least probable that one of the reasons I’m still flapping today is the LACK of medical intervention.
The pandemic illustrates this point quite admirably: The most effective treatments and prophylaxis against the SARS-CoV2 are SIMPLE medicines that have been around for A LONG TIME.
Drug developers are still spending a lot of time and money on the holy grail of pharmacology - female viagra.
Hmmm. I was aware of the rough timeline and costs associated with bringing new drug therapies to market. I did not realize the failure rate was that high.
Given this track record, when it comes to the covid-19 vaccines something is very definitely amiss.
I have no doubt truckloads of cash were spent.
10 to 15 years? These were developed in days (Moderna is particularly proud of how rapidly they developed theirs), tested over the span of mere weeks and approved after just a few years.
All this while 2 of the 3 are utilizing brand new, never before put to widespread use mRNA technology. Obviously corners were cut, procedures ignored or modified. Note, those procedures were put in place to help ensure the safety of the products brought to market. They were learned "the hard way" and they have not been followed in this case.
90% failure rate? Well, the FDA seems to be running either an out-of-character 25% failure rate, or even an astounding 0% failure rate with covid vaccines. I know of 4 that were submitted for approval, 3 are approved, and the 4th is not yet completely out of the running.
Amazing that vaccines developed in such a rush with new technologies could experience such previously unheard of success rates. It's almost like they aren't allowed to fail...
Ok, yes, lightning does strike once in a while. But what is more likely, that vaccines rushed through development, using new technologies, just happen to have been nearly universally successful? Or is it more likely that most, probably even all of these should have failed clinical trials. That they did not can be attributed to rule breaking, corner-cutting, and a flat out dis-interest in following procedures or considering negative data.
If the truth ever comes out people are going to prison over this. Though I doubt we'll ever know the complete story behind this BS. Maybe if enough people start experiencing serious long term side effects there will be enough interest by people with integrity to dig into this fiasco and learn the truth.
“ On average, about 4,500 drugs and devices are pulled from U.S. shelves each year. The recalled products have U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval and in many cases, are widely ingested, injected or implanted before being recalled.”
Being approved is only part of the story.
But the FDA is more worried someone may take too much vitamin C and get the runs.
Where does this piece fit in: It has to be patentable?
I remember reading, years ago, that new cancer drugs can only be tested on patients, AFTER they have undergone chemo treatments. Don’t know if that is still true.
90% of everything is crap, including this article. Similar to Pareto's 80/20 principle, it's a built-in feature of the Universe and can't be fixed. Starting long before the event of "getting lucky", everything that follows is also a Hail Mary pass. Knowing this, and with God's blessing, the secret of success is to keep trying and never give up.