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2023-02-08 11:00:22 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: DB51004CCDA5C85C3A943D174E3B608FFD53BFECCE18EDB6FA52E0041AB09192
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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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