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We want a robust economy around novel vaccine creation. What company would prioritize this kind of vaccine research that is high risk/high reward if you take a
by darkarmani 5y ago
We want a robust economy around novel vaccine creation. What company would prioritize this kind of vaccine research that is high risk/high reward if you take away the reward?
You are changing the bet from double or nothing to "maybe a little bit" or nothing.
- thatguy0900 5y agoNothing was never on the table. This was all financed with government money. So the only option is "a little bit", which in this context is still a fortune.
- creato 5y ago> This was all financed with government money. Moderna existed for 10 years and raised 3.2 billion before 2019 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moderna https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moderna). The only government funding mentioned before then was $25 million (from DARPA in 2013).