@rbreich I totally agree with you about the disparity between cost to make versus the sale price. That being said, I am curious how much the research of the vaccine cost Moderna.

@ekennedy80 @rbreich Moderna got over $1bn from operation warp speed and has sold a LOT of doses. There is no chance that they aren't already making a big profit.

@krenaud @rbreich That’s what I am thinking. The American people shouldn’t be gouged especially since we helped fund the rollout of the vaccine. I am more curious about the cost of the underlying technology, mRNA platform, that was researched for at least a decade before implementing a COVID vaccine.

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My understanding is that they were not investing in research on the underlying technology because infectious diseases were not profitable before COVID and Operation Warp Speed. The US government paid for the research.