In quest for vaccine, US makes 'big bet' on company with unproven technology

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In the quest for a vaccine, the US is making a 'big bet' on a company with unproven technology. Moderna has never brought a product to market, or had any of its vaccine candidates approved by the FDA. But right now, there is a lot of hope resting on it

One by one, vaccine developers at a White House roundtable convened by President Donald Trump in early March pitched their product as a viable solution to the coronavirus that was spreading globally and killing Americans. John Shiver, the head of R&D for Sanofi Pasteur vaccines, said he could have a product ready for the clinic in a year -- perhaps a vaccine for the public in as"few as several years."Trump seemed uninterested."Right. OK.

Hear what it's like to be part of a vaccine trial 04:04"Deals don't validate science," the op-ed said."Biotech is littered with examples of big money acquisitions or licenses written off or abandoned subsequently." Articles in the science press sometimes refer to the company as"mysterious" or"secretive.

 

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MattLorenzo so we are screwed...

Blame the government for that. Moderna is a 10 year old company that has submitted several products to FDA for approval. The gov is painfully slow in allowing anything be brought to market.

This sounds like a rather stupid idea.

Desperate times

This is like depending on the student that was absent all year to get an A. Let us pray for this company .🤦🏾‍♀️🙏🏾

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