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Muchas gracias como siempre, Carlos.

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glizzy is slang for glock, as in a glock pistol. hot dogs are the same length as an extended clip that goes in a glock pistol, so somehow they're now called glizzies. our language is weird

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my biggest fear is that everywhere else in the world the vaccine will be free, but here in america martin shkreli will buy the patent and charge us $10,000 a dose

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Well, we have until next summer for the thing to be ready, so time to vote with extreme prejudice before that! And all your neighbors, too!

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Best case, and we're talking stars aligning level best case, is the phase III finishes end of next month.

Sooo, now we know what inspired the bloviator in chief to blarp out "I think we can probably have it sometime in October.” Phase III ends, vaccine available, what's the difference, amirite?

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In school, I dropped out of Science before they got to the chapters on Joey Chestnut and glizzys!

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There's a "biotch" in BioNTech.

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Now, Mr. Sagan didn't use the "ies" form of the plural. What gives, for shizzle, if you will

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Wow the Oxford vaccine is live virus? Risky.

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Carlos, I do so very much love when you write an article... I am a science nut, having worked my entire 28 year career thusfar in chemical plants, and having done half of that in research and development.... thank you once again for gracing us with your presence, very nice Clockwork reference, and please, don't be a stranger!!!!!!!!!!

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Try this on for size..... Trump caught wind of the first inkling of data of the T-cell activation, immediately green-lighted mass manufacturing, and when the Phase III trial is done, he will have the FDA and CDC say "fuck the data, the vaccine is perfect!!!!" and make his announcement that vaccines are already being shipped to every state on November 1.

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I mean, what does he have to lose? He already had them buy 69 MILLION doses of fucking Hydroxybonercream2000.....

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We just LURVE it when you post!

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Maybe he will distribute via hot air balloon or zeppelin, just for pizzazz....

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No not really, this is similar to the russian one, they engineer a harmless adenovirus to express spike proteins. This approach has been used with other vaccines successfully https://www.intechopen.com/...

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Welcome back, Carlos! I always love your science columns.

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