@a20c0803 The guy who was initially credited with the 'RNA mode jabber' had been sitting on it for a few years.  I believe the first one was prepped for use on SARS but was too late.

So he was pretty much ready- took his team only a few months to develop it.

Apparently, it worked for awhile... on the alpha variant.  It _might_ have worked if applied early enuf + if anyone who didn't want it just stayed home until it blew over.

A month of staying home really would have been fine w me.