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Re:An Account of the Shanghai Lockdown by nicoburns on Saturday April 09, 2022 @07:17AM (#30967055)
> I don't think they could go to the Western pharmaceutical companies and just ask for 3 billion doses.

I wonder if they could license the technology then produce it themselves. I believe this is what India has been doing?

Re:An Account of the Shanghai Lockdown by marcosdumay on Saturday April 09, 2022 @12:03PM (#30969186)
Nobody would blink an eye if they just used the technology without licensing either. It's not like other countries could stop them.
Re:An Account of the Shanghai Lockdown by ericmay on Saturday April 09, 2022 @08:33AM (#30967495)
This user in the comment above mentions that China blocked it:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30967224

Which makes sense for the CCP. If everyone gets the western vaccine then it makes the CCP look bad.