Biohackers are a fave subject of Netflix documentaries. Concrete accomplishments? Close to nil. Could Covid-19 be different? From Estep's email: "I have been skeptical about the routine importance of he biohacker community, but this might be their best opportunity to date..."
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Estep and his posse-- consisting of part time scientists, biotech people, etc --- proceeded to zero in on what type of vaccine they could make...and that other people might make, too. They settled on a nasal peptide vaccine.
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If you are interested there is a white paper at http://Radvac.org that explains the DIY peptide vaccine in more detail that I can go into. Seems to be easy to make, but much less certain it has any potency. It could be a nothing. Not yet proven
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A question will arise if the group is promoting the vaccine, including by announcing it via
@techreview article. I can say they put up a public website and twitter account@RADVACproject on July 4th. I didn't find out about it until last week when i got a tip.1 reply 1 retweet 12 likesShow this thread -
The Radvac group doesnt have clearance from FDA to test this vaccine, or use it. They claim because participants mix ingredients themselves, and self-administer, it's beyond regulatory reach. I doubt that, but whether they get in trouble may hinge on how they talk about it.
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If you are interested in the legalities of FDA regulation as it may apply to this vaccine, jump into this other thread featuring
@pzettler and@jsherkow https://publish.twitter.com/?query=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fpzettler%2Fstatus%2F1288475764573249540&widget=Tweet …1 reply 1 retweet 18 likesShow this thread -
The main ingredient are peptides (short bits of protein) derived from the sequence of the coronavirus. RADVAC now is on their sixth version and it contains about 10 peptides. These peptides likely ordered from some kind of research supply house. Not GMP grade.
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Antonio Regalado Retweeted Lauren Morello
The reaction to this DIY effort is very mixed. A reasonable critique is that, given so many big company vaccines racing forward, and more than $5 billion in funding from Operation Warp Speed, is... why bother.https://twitter.com/lmorello_dc/status/1288499314612895745 …
Antonio Regalado added,
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The reason to take the DIY vaccine--according to those who did--is the *probability* (albeit unknown) that it confers some immunity. Like a lot of people who doom scroll the primary medical literature, they are scared of this virus and do not want to get it. Per Church:pic.twitter.com/zBtfcITcGE
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