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> Not being facetious, I literally don't get it and assume I'm missing something. Moderna existed for 10 years and burned through billion(s?) of dollars before
by creato 5y ago
> Not being facetious, I literally don't get it and assume I'm missing something.
Moderna existed for 10 years and burned through billion(s?) of dollars before they earned any significant revenue. It doesn't matter how much I or anyone else want to save a life, I don't have 10 years and billions of dollars to spend attempting it.
- burkaman 5y agoI'm not asking Moderna to commit to 10 years of research, I'm asking them to release the thing they have in their possession this very moment, and accept the risk that they might face increased competition in 5 or 10 years as a result. This is a unique global emergency, I'm not saying everything they ever develop should be immediately in the public domain. Also, billions of those dollars were US government grants.