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Old 05-03-2020, 07:18 PM   #27067
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Cost/benefit analysis and adaptability.

HIV is a remarkably diverse pathogen, which is why it is what it is.

There are dozens of viruses that cause the common cold and they are not life-threatening. R&D on that many vaccines doesn't make much economic sense and doesn't add much in the way of productivity or years-gained to the public.

Viruses that targe the upper respiratory system initially (like this one) are harder to engineer a vaccine for due to the nature of the immune response in that part of the body.
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