Coronavirus Vaccine Hoax
By: Elle Barrett
On January 22nd a Facebook post showed a patient filed by the CDC for what is supposedly a coronavirus vaccine. It suggested that the virus was introduced by the government for pharmacies to profit off of the vaccine. Even though the content of the post did not make sense, the patient actually had SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome). SARS is another type of coronavirus that originated in China, killing hundreds of people in 2002 and 2003. Companies have received funding to develop a vaccine for n-Co-V but there are not any vaccines available for any coronaviruses, let alone COVID-19.
We have had 3 coronavirus outbreaks since 2003, so it’s safe to say they’ll become pretty regular from here on out. Some scientists believe a universal coronavirus vaccine needs to be created to protect us from future outbreaks, even the ones we don’t know about yet. Because different types of coronaviruses share the same features, a universal vaccine could likely be developed. Several groups are working on a vaccine for the new coronavirus but there is not a guarantee that it will be ready by the end of the outbreak we have now.
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/coronavirus-china-bat-patent-conspiracy-theory-942416/how-long-will-it-take-to-develop-vaccine-for-coronavirus
It's scary to think that coronavirus outbreaks might become common; especially if the global reaction is similar to our current one.
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