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Old 28-01-2021, 13:51   #3145
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Re: Coronavirus

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Originally Posted by jfman View Post
Nobody gets anything courtesy of the UK here. They get it because they pay money. Astrazenica aren't doing this out the goodness of their hearts, they want to become the leading vaccine manufacturer worldwide for a product that requires billions of doses - that's without the consideration that it could become an annual affair. That requires initial investment (and sales) to ramp up capacity.
The UK funded the development at Oxford.
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The UK Government has committed to providing £84m in funding and manufacturing support to researchers working on Covid-19 vaccine programme, said Business Secretary Alok Sharma.
Of the total funding, £65.5m is for the Covid-19 vaccine being developed at the University of Oxford and the remaining £18.5m for Imperial College London.
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