Coronavirus vaccine funding announcement as number of Queensland COVID-19 cases rise

Queensland Innovation Minister Kate Jones said if successful, there could be a coronavirus vaccine available for emergency use among healthcare workers and vulnerable populations in early 2021.

Perhaps one promising idea is to leverage the grid to provide management for the world’s 3D printers to print emergency medical supplies against COVID-19.

COVID-19 (and emergencies like it) have highlighted a need for rapid production of much needed supplies such as respirators, N95 masks, and other medical equipment. Many parts for these supplies can now be 3D printed (https://www.3dnatives.com/en/mask-against-covid-19-180320205/), an open
source solution to 3D print parts of N95 masks, low cost 3D printed screening masks for the virus (http://emag.medicalexpo.com/covid-19-3d-printed-face-masks-for-mass-screening/), and respirator valves to be used in respirators (https://www.fastcompany.com/90477940/these-good-samaritanswith-a-3d-printer-are-saving-lives-by-making-new-respirator-valves-for-free).

One encouraging sign is that such production is already happening, but perhaps not at the needed scale. For example, see https://nypost.com/2020/03/20/new-york-couple-3d-printing-over-300-face-masks-for-coronavirus-testing-center/. But such efforts must scale over huge numbers of 3D printers if they are to make a dent in combating the pandemic.

It would be great to leverage the millions of 3D printers around the world to allow medical personnel to coordinate the production of these in a distributed manner. It seems like BOINC would be well positioned to add that management layer. Thoughts?

I see three apps.
1. Compare corona vs known Human RNA in majority populations looking for unique sections in the virus
- Send results to server
- Server compiles and returns agian to test against more rare human RNA
- App returns those sections most unique
2. Compile Enzyme formula for dissolving RNA in the cell based on app 1 returns OR Compile kill switch via Todd Rider MIT DRACO style based on RNA
3. Fold/Package molecules.

Need RNA copy-
Need Human RNA database

Feasibility? I am not coder, I am not in position to lead this.

The point is to try - and that we all get the opportunity, is something that is fantastic.

Coronavirus: Australian scientists begin tests of potential vaccines

The vaccines, made by Oxford University and US company Inovio Pharmaceutical, have been cleared for animal testing by the World Health Organization.

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In the past few days, the CSIRO team has inserted vaccine samples into ferrets - small, furry mammals which have been proven to contract the coronavirus in the same way humans do.