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2023-02-16 00:53:34 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 39D79573D7CD3B42749CE8FF27E0AB535D73B269FAD2279732E563AAB41334A5
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Original Note:
Bancel meant that Moderna had made less than 100,000 doses *of any vaccine* in 2019. They already had several vaccines in clinical trials utilizing the mRNA platform, including one to tackle another coronavirus, Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS). See https://www.science.org/content/article/scientists-are-moving-record-speed-create-new-coronavirus-vaccines-they-may-come-too for more details.
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