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2023-02-08 01:46:00 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 9FB9C13FA53FE5AA1E61EFF6E19E1BCD02DFA04B58C13E58CA347C1BAC8A09C0
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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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