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Re:Moderna raises 2021 vaccine output forecast to at least 6... by dcolkitt on Monday January 04, 2021 @12:12PM (#25634368)
My understanding is that the primary bottleneck is clotting factor, which is still harvested naturally from horseshoe crabs. So it's a balancing act between maximizing yield while not collapsing the population.

There's an artificial version, but it was only recently approved by the FDA, so there's not significant industrial capacity.

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Re:Moderna raises 2021 vaccine output forecast to at least 6... by cactus2093 on Monday January 04, 2021 @12:25PM (#25634638)
Artificial version was denied by the FDA I believe https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/may/31/crab-blo...

Unless it has since been reversed?

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