I don’t think the COVID-19 vaccines were “rushed” in an inappropriate way. I think they are a remarkable achievement.
However, I understand that the speed at which the vaccines were developed has generated caution and suspicion among some people.
Here are a few things that contributed to the rapid development, testing and approval process:
• We now have a century of microbiology and immunology knowledge, plus 50 years of vaccine research.
• Chinese scientists uploaded the gene sequencing data for COVID-19 to a public site in January.
• Scientists were able to build on the research of SARS-1 (and other coronaviruses) 10+ years ago, and the ideas of how to vaccinate against it (e.g., targeting the virus surface cell). Some scientists believe the SARS-1 research saved at least two years in developing the vaccines.
• Governments around the world were willing to fund the research and testing work and guarantee purchases of safe and effective vaccines.
• The vaccines have been tested in large numbers of people according to clinical trials best practice.
• The hospitals and academic labs that did the testing increased the efficiency of their own processes, filing paperwork daily, for example, instead of waiting for weeks to file it in batches.
• There was a rolling review, in which safety and effectiveness data was evaluated on a continual basis, as it became available, rather than reviewing everything at the end.
• The FDA scientists who reviewed the data worked seven days a week to expedite their decisions.
Doubts about vaccines in general and the speed of making the COVID-19 vaccines have some taking a cautious view
https://nortonhealthcare.com/news/reaching-those-skeptical-about-covid-19-vaccines/
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