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Re:Covid: US backs waiver on vaccine intellectual property by snovv_crash on Thursday May 06, 2021 @11:05AM (#27064297)
Nope, nothing particularly exotic in the raw materials. It's mostly a time issue, complex equipment can't be replicated overnight.
Re:Covid: US backs waiver on vaccine intellectual property by SideburnsOfDoom on Thursday May 06, 2021 @11:47AM (#27065038)
So, given a decade or two, "Manufacturing mRNA vaccines _will likely be_ surprisingly straightforward and widespread" ? And that will be a big deal.
Re:Covid: US backs waiver on vaccine intellectual property by snovv_crash on Thursday May 06, 2021 @01:25PM (#27066464)
Hopefully, yes. With the advances in sequencing I see a lot of potential for things like small clinics providing personalized cancer vaccines, for example.