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- We have a different approach and can manufacture millions quickly!
- BARDA does not mind giving more funding to smaller companies!
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/16/health/cor...vavax.html
The Trump administration has said it wants to invest in a variety of vaccine technologies, and Novavax — which uses coronavirus proteins to provoke an immune response — offers an approach that is distinct from those of other companies that have already received major federal backing. Its method’s potential to quickly manufacture millions of doses was also attractive to the federal government and Dr. Hatchett’s organization.
When asked this week why Novavax has received more than anyone else, a Trump administration official said that smaller companies needed more federal investment in manufacturing compared to large pharmaceutical firms, which have an established track record for mass-producing vaccines.