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Old 12-23-2020, 08:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Papa_lecki View Post
Moderna is a startup who was doing research on flu vaccinations. When COVID hit, they needed to revamp their research and the entire supply chain. I am sure the pricing the government is paying Moderna vs Pfizer for each dose reflects that.
The government gives BILLIONS in grants all over the world.

Not sure why this is an issue, unless we start commenting on all the grants.
Yes Moderna is very small compared to Pfizer. Those two are the ones that are using messenger RNA[hence Moderna] as the breakthrough process for the vaccine instead of chicken eggs and time. Whatever the financial process both are coming through at unheardof speed. And we should be thankful it's happening.