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Re:Oxford University breakthrough on global COVID-19 vaccine by alephu5 on Monday November 23, 2020 @04:58AM (#25185157)
When things go the other way, society doesn't let them make a fair loss.
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Re:Oxford University breakthrough on global COVID-19 vaccine by evandijk70 on Monday November 23, 2020 @05:12AM (#25185227)
There are currently 54 vaccines being tested on humans. Getting the necessary data to obtain approval for human testing requires a lot of funding. Testing on humans requires a lot of funding. In the end, maybe 4 vaccines will be used. Do you think the companies that produced and tested the ~50 vaccines that will not be used will get their investment back?
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Re:Oxford University breakthrough on global COVID-19 vaccine by PunchTornado on Monday November 23, 2020 @05:33AM (#25185354)
yes, all of these vaccine research are funded by the taxpayer.
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Re:Oxford University breakthrough on global COVID-19 vaccine by bobcostas55 on Monday November 23, 2020 @06:00AM (#25185516)
[citation needed]
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