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2023-02-10 00:29:52 UTC - SOMEWHAT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: F418CF5293C2080205B46D24563FCDEDA4C6F0C21D9805801CFFB2A43CEBBB48
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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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