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It was not clear which vaccine development projects would succeed and which would not. For a reasonably wealthy country, the cost of the vaccine doses is comple
by fsh 5y ago
It was not clear which vaccine development projects would succeed and which would not. For a reasonably wealthy country, the cost of the vaccine doses is completely negligible compared to the cost of the pandemic. This is why it made sense to massively overpurchase doses.
- NiceWayToDoIT 5y agoThanks, I was curious to check : Pfizer-BioNTech $19.50 per dose Moderna $25-$37 per dose AstraZeneca $3-4 (U.S.) in the UK and U.S Johnson & Johnson $10 per dose Sputnik V Vaccine $10 per dose Sinovac Biotech $60 per dose in China ($29.75 per dose) https://www.biospace.com/article/comparing-covid-19-vaccines-pfizer-biontech-moderna-astrazeneca-oxford-j-and-j-russia-s-sputnik-v/ https://www.biospace.com/article/comparing-covid-19-vaccines...
- NiceWayToDoIT 5y agoInteresting enough testes are ranging from £50-250 and usually u need few, even self-test kits have similar range. I wonder is there a way to have a really cheap tests (£3-5) ? I guess it would be interesting to find out PCR test cost break down.
- fsh 5y agoRapid antigen test kits have reached retail prices well below 1€ now. They probably cost cents to produce. I guess a significant factor in the cost of PCR tests are the thermocyclers and the lab staff. Not nearly as easy to scale as rapid test kits.
- NiceWayToDoIT 5y agoCost of staff is understandable, but here self-kits are selling for £89 which looks greatly as exploit of unfortunate circumstances.