Lorraine

How a #BigPharma Company ( #GSK )Stalled a Potentially Lifesaving #Vaccine ( #tuberculosis ) in Pursuit of Bigger Profits — #ProPublica

https://www.propublica.org/article/how-big-pharma-company-stalled-tuberculosis-vaccine-to-pursue-bigger-profits

Interesting article on history of #adjuvant in #vaccines

#shingles is annoying but doesn’t kill anyone whereas #TB a 💀🪦scourge but historically primarily poverty stricken countries

But guess what..it’s definitely going to be rampant EVERYWHERE now

How a Big Pharma Company Stalled a Potentially Lifesaving Vaccine in Pursuit of Bigger Profits

A vaccine against tuberculosis, the world’s deadliest infectious disease, has never been closer to reality, with the potential to save millions of lives. But its development slowed after its corporate owner focused on more profitable vaccines.

ProPublica
Feb 29, 2024 at 2:06pmWeb
Show threadCarl (He/Him)Mar 1, 2024

@Lorrrraaaaine

Shingles is annoying in the sense of "agonizingly painful to the point of being disabling". It kills very few people (less than 1 in 1 million who have shingles), but a substantial percentage of victims experience long-lasting nerve pain, loss of vision, and other complications. Is it as bad as TB? No. Is it more than "annoying"?

Yes.