Originally Posted by
majorpilot
This is nothing like building an airplane, which requires special tooling, costly specialized equipment, and thousands of skilled employees trained on that specific airframe.
Actually it is. It does require specialized equipment (which itself is made by a small number of companies) and requires highly trained employees.
Originally Posted by
majorpilot
These companies already have labs, scientists and production facilities. And it’s a global competition—a Korean, German or American company can se its vaccine literally anywhere in the world, since this virus threatens every human being in the world.
These companies don't have that much extra capacity. That is why the CDC and the WHO have been warning us ever since SARS. Doubling output is one thing, but increasing the output 10x is another thing,
Originally Posted by
majorpilot
And Congress can provide a fast track with respect to any regulatory hurdles—or do you think they’d rather give another 9% of our GDP away?
I don't know what Congress you have been watching these last few decades, but ours does not respond fast.