The German government believes it enough that Jens Spahn, their Health Minister, is on the record as saying a US takeover of CureVac won't be allowed to happen

The German government believes it enough that Jens Spahn, their Health Minister, is on the record as saying a US takeover of CureVac won't be allowed to happen, and CureVac removed their (American) CEO last week (following a meeting with Trump, Pence, and other American pharma industry CEOs): https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/16/not-for-sale-anger-in-germany-at-report-trump-seeking-exclusive-coronavirus-vaccine-deal https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/16/not-for-sale-a... The German interior minister refused to comment but also refused to deny the reports and said it would be discussed in the German government crisis committee -- if it's a made up allegation, a denial would be a cheap and easy way of defusing it. Ergo, there's fire beneath the smoke.