10 Questions
What are the three phases of vaccine development?
Exploratory research, clinical testing, and manufacturing
How long does vaccine development typically take under regular circumstances?
15-20 years
What do researchers do during a pandemic to speed up vaccine development?
Employ numerous strategies to speed up the process
What is the best way to speed up vaccine development?
Have multiple labs work on different models simultaneously
Which stage of development is often the longest and most unpredictable?
Clinical testing
What do researchers do to speed up clinical testing?
Run multiple trials within one phase at the same time
What happens after a successful Phase III trial?
A national regulatory authority approves safe vaccines for manufacturing
When should manufacturing plans be designed?
In parallel to research and testing
What could dramatically expedite vaccine production in the future?
Advances in exploratory research and manufacturing
What do different vaccine designs have?
Both pros and cons
Study Notes
- Vaccine development has three phases: exploratory research, clinical testing, and manufacturing.
- Under regular circumstances, vaccine development takes 15-20 years.
- During a pandemic, researchers employ numerous strategies to speed up the process.
- Different vaccine designs have their own pros and cons.
- The best way to speed up vaccine development is for many labs to work on different models simultaneously.
- Clinical testing is often the longest and most unpredictable stage of development.
- Researchers run multiple trials within one phase at the same time to speed up clinical testing.
- After a successful Phase III trial, a national regulatory authority approves safe vaccines for manufacturing.
- Manufacturing plans must be designed in parallel to research and testing.
- Advances in exploratory research and manufacturing could dramatically expedite vaccine production in the future.
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