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Re:WHO asks South African startup to replicate Moderna's mRN... by thatguy0900 on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @02:10PM (#28933928)
At some point making money shouldnt be the focus. Thus was a global pandemic.
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Re:WHO asks South African startup to replicate Moderna's mRN... by darkarmani on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @02:19PM (#28934055)
We want a robust economy around novel vaccine creation. What company would prioritize this kind of vaccine research that is high risk/high reward if you take away the reward?

You are changing the bet from double or nothing to "maybe a little bit" or nothing.

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Re:WHO asks South African startup to replicate Moderna's mRN... by thatguy0900 on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @03:38PM (#28935165)
Nothing was never on the table. This was all financed with government money. So the only option is "a little bit", which in this context is still a fortune.
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Re:WHO asks South African startup to replicate Moderna's mRN... by creato on Thursday October 21, 2021 @02:01AM (#28940887)
> This was all financed with government money.

Moderna existed for 10 years and raised 3.2 billion before 2019 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moderna). The only government funding mentioned before then was $25 million (from DARPA in 2013).

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