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Old 03-24-2020 | 10:20 AM
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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.
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