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This article is incorrect. This company already has a large footprint in the United States in Boston, which is the epicenter of much of the covid effort. In add

This article is incorrect. This company already has a large footprint in the United States in Boston, which is the epicenter of much of the covid effort. In addition, it's backed by the Bill and Melinda gates foundation (which apparently has a stake in the company). The same rumors are going around about China buying US companies. This kind of mob-raising by the media happens in every pandemic, and it does result in people being killed. Knock this shit off until the facts are in.

roywiggins 7y ago
Are you sure? > Contacted by Reuters, a spokeswoman for the German Health Ministry said: "We confirm the report in the Welt am Sonntag." https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2020/03/15/coronavirus-germany-tries-to-stop-us-luring-away-firm-seeking-vaccine.html?__twitter_impression=true https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2020/03/15/coronavirus-germany-trie...
- 23B1 7y ago
  Company's own official statement: https://www.curevac.com/news/curevac-focuses-on-the-development-of-mrna-based-coronavirus-vaccine-to-protect-people-worldwide https://www.curevac.com/news/curevac-focuses-on-the-developm...
madez 7y ago
The facts are in. The German government acknowledged reports and said it is engaged in talks. The company reacted and fired the responsible CEO on 2020-03-11, per the companies website. Before you judge reports, look at the available evidence.
Certhas 7y ago
The fact that the company is also in Boston is also reported in the German article. That's besides the point though. The real story in this is that reportedly the US Government was/is looking to secure _exclusive_ access.
- bhk 7y ago
  Where is the evidence that the US would have exclusive access? Had there ever been a US produced drug that the government refused to allow being sold to other countries?
  - mlyle 7y ago
    Even if we get a vaccine, production rates for vaccines are going to be insufficient. Let's say we get a working vaccine and have initial production of 50k doses per week, ramping up. How do you allocate those around the world? 50k per week is enough to get healthcare workers and start firebreaks in the US, but not much of an impact worldwide.
    - bhk 7y ago
      And similarly you would say Germany (or the EU, depending on what you consider the home "country") will now have "exclusive" access?
      - mlyle 7y ago
        I think no matter how you allocate limited vaccine doses there are going to be a lot of people and nations upset. And I'm guessing the country where it is developed has a disproportionate degree of control of these decisions.
- grandmczeb 7y ago
  Is there any source for exclusive access besides the “unnamed official” in the original article?
  - ohlookabird 7y ago
    Yes, the German government confirmed the statements in the original article.
    - 7y ago
monadic2 7y ago
> In addition, it's backed by the Bill and Melinda gates foundation (which apparently has a stake in the company). Why is this relevant?
- deleted 7y ago
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dang 7y ago
If you want not to contribute to mob behavior, please provide corrective information without adding inflammatory rhetoric of your own. Otherwise it's just a game of hot potato. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

roywiggins 7y ago

Are you sure? > Contacted by Reuters, a spokeswoman for the German Health Ministry said: "We confirm the report in the Welt am Sonntag." https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2020/03/15/coronavirus-germany-tries-to-stop-us-luring-away-firm-seeking-vaccine.html?__twitter_impression=true https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2020/03/15/coronavirus-germany-trie...

23B1 7y ago
Company's own official statement: https://www.curevac.com/news/curevac-focuses-on-the-development-of-mrna-based-coronavirus-vaccine-to-protect-people-worldwide https://www.curevac.com/news/curevac-focuses-on-the-developm...

madez 7y ago

The facts are in. The German government acknowledged reports and said it is engaged in talks. The company reacted and fired the responsible CEO on 2020-03-11, per the companies website. Before you judge reports, look at the available evidence.

Certhas 7y ago

The fact that the company is also in Boston is also reported in the German article. That's besides the point though. The real story in this is that reportedly the US Government was/is looking to secure _exclusive_ access.

bhk 7y ago
Where is the evidence that the US would have exclusive access? Had there ever been a US produced drug that the government refused to allow being sold to other countries?
- mlyle 7y ago
  Even if we get a vaccine, production rates for vaccines are going to be insufficient. Let's say we get a working vaccine and have initial production of 50k doses per week, ramping up. How do you allocate those around the world? 50k per week is enough to get healthcare workers and start firebreaks in the US, but not much of an impact worldwide.
  - bhk 7y ago
    And similarly you would say Germany (or the EU, depending on what you consider the home "country") will now have "exclusive" access?
    - mlyle 7y ago
      I think no matter how you allocate limited vaccine doses there are going to be a lot of people and nations upset. And I'm guessing the country where it is developed has a disproportionate degree of control of these decisions.
grandmczeb 7y ago
Is there any source for exclusive access besides the “unnamed official” in the original article?
- ohlookabird 7y ago
  Yes, the German government confirmed the statements in the original article.
  - 7y ago

monadic2 7y ago

> In addition, it's backed by the Bill and Melinda gates foundation (which apparently has a stake in the company). Why is this relevant?

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dang 7y ago

If you want not to contribute to mob behavior, please provide corrective information without adding inflammatory rhetoric of your own. Otherwise it's just a game of hot potato. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html