They are only making the vaccine because IP law and a culture that separates research and development allowed them to hoard the utility of publicly funded research.

We are paying off the ransomers we outfitted.

Maybe it's unavoidable this time, but I would sure like to see the system reformed to not get in the bind again.

Finally, taking a step back, US/EU complete reliance on a vaccine is also preventable. See East Asia, where the non-abysmal quarantine would allow a less desperate negotiation with the drug lords.