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by H8crilA 2286 days ago
True. Can't you test on non-humans?

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

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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.

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

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