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Saturday, January 15, 2022

mRNA Vaccines - Origin Story, Economic and Public Policy Issues

Halting Progress and Happy Accidents: How mRNA Vaccines Were Made
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/15/health/covid-mrna-vaccines-origin-story.html 

Kati Kariko Helped Shield the World from the Coronavirus
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/08/health/coronavirus-mrna-kariko.html

For Billion-Dollar COVID Vaccines, Basic Government-Funded Science Laid the Groundwork
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/for-billion-dollar-covid-vaccines-basic-government-funded-science-laid-the-groundwork/
Much of the pioneering work on mRNA vaccines was done with government money, though drugmakers could walk away with big profits
 
Are Vaccine Manufacturers Profiteering?
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2021/11/04/vaccine-manufacturers-are-profiteering-history-shows-how-to-stop-them-519504