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threatripper on April 9, 2022 | parent | context | favorite | on: An Account of the Shanghai Lockdown

> I don't think they could go to the Western pharmaceutical companies and just ask for 3 billion doses.

Ramping up production was a problem in the beginning but now it should not be a problem to produce enough shots to supply China. Even a single shot mRNA would improve immunity by a lot when combined with other vaccines. If China had ordered it in 2020 they would have received multiple doses per person by now.

I have no idea why mRNA failed in China.

Reason077 on April 9, 2022 [–]

> "I have no idea why mRNA failed in China."

Classic case of "not invented here" syndrome?

threatripper on April 9, 2022 | [–]

That surely played a part. But by now there would have been enough time to admit defeat and just order some from Europe.

dismalpedigree on April 9, 2022 | | [–]

You do realize you are talking about CCP admitting defeat? Should be obvious why it hasn’t happened.

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