Originally Posted by
2StgTurbine
From what I've read, each production facility is highly specialized. Modifying one facility to make a different vaccine takes time and that can't be done until they actually create a working vaccine. And then it still comes down to who will pay for this. Private companies aren't going to take a huge financial risk by stopping production of their current vaccine (which would involve breaking contracts) in order to start producing a vaccine that is still being tested.
The fed will have to force the issue, which they can do. They already have a vaccine, so they know what they need to do to mfg it.