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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
by 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 agoEven 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 agoAnd similarly you would say Germany (or the EU, depending on what you consider the home "country") will now have "exclusive" access?
- mlyle 7y agoI 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.