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lokartoday at 1:51 AM1 replyview on HN

Yeah, there would be none without government support.

Remember when everyone was contributing spare dimes to fund a vaccine?


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timrtoday at 1:55 AM

No. Pharmaceutical companies love vaccines. They’re relatively easy to make, they’re indemnified against harms, they cannot be generic, and they are wildly profitable. And on top of all of that, they often get mandated by schools, ensuring a captive market.

If the government never funded another study for vaccines, ever, pharma companies would continue to pump them out.

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