[btmorex]

You can't ethically test a vaccine once a disease has disappeared so I'm not sure what you'd expect them to do in the SARS case.

[H8crilA]

True. Can't you test on non-humans?

Also, the vaccine was halted due to lack of funding, not ethical reasons.

[mellavora]

Interestingly enough, dogs seem to have problems with chocolate (theobromine, actually).

The only problem humans seem to have with chocolate are supply-related.

Yes, you test on non-humans. But because biology is different, you then need to test on humans.

[evan_]

Not if the disease doesn’t infect non-humans, or affects non-humans in a different way

[H8crilA]

It does infect cats, dogs, and bats (at least). And it seems money/interest was the problem:

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-care/scientists-were-c...

[roywiggins]

I believe there is or was a mouse model for SARS.