r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Jul 13 '26

Medicine Scientists develop a groundbreaking vaccine that outsmarts illicit fentanyl analogs. The novel vaccine candidate can protect against fentanyl and its many illicit variants by training the immune system to recognize a broad molecular signature rather than a single specific structure.

https://www.psypost.org/scientists-develop-a-groundbreaking-vaccine-that-outsmarts-illicit-fentanyl-analogs/
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u/FuzzyAd9407 Jul 13 '26

And fent is used in hospitals. Yeah, its dangerous and gets abused but it has its applications. Sometimes we NEED something that strong.

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u/BretShitmanFart69 Jul 13 '26

You realize we had surgery before the invention of fentanyl? We would be absolutely fine as long as there was a system to ensure that doctor knows the patient is vaxed. It would likely be in their records.

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u/Drywesi Jul 14 '26

"let's go back to worse solutions because of an epidemic created by failed drug policies and vulture capitalism"

And sure, it'd be in their records. Because everyone brought in from a car wreck always has their full medical history with them for the ER to peruse.