Applications scientist at ATA Scientific, Peter Davis, said it was “absolutely possible” for Australia to set up mRNA vaccine manufacturing at scale.It’s not yet clear exactly what technology would be required to manufacture Pfizer or Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccines under licence, but both companies have worked with Precision in the past, Mr Davis said.
Professor Pall Thordarson, chief investigator at the ARC Centre of Excellence in Bio-Nano Science and a member of the effort said it was “not a question of whether we can do it, but when”. The company has indicated it would consider investment in mRNA technologies in the future, however. It declined to comment on Wednesday.A 2017 report prepared for the Defence DepartmentTo achieve onshore production for existing vaccines, Australia would also have to reach an agreement with those companies. A Pfizer spokeswoman said it was working to expand its manufacturing capacity, both internally and by signing contract manufacturers.
“I am very wary about companies who say they can do large-scale commercial manufacturing – as opposed to those companies that actually can. That’s a big difference,” he said.
This highlights the deficiencies of Economic Theory - focus on profits at the expense of all else.
Isn't it wonderful how it takes a major disaster or tragedy to wake governments up on what should've been done in response to the predictions of good science? Economics always comes first at the expense of good science. Absolutely pathetic!!
ScottMorrisonMP let’s make this happen - quickly.
Yay! Rushed experimental genetic technology for everyone!
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Scientists and government pushing for ways to make mRNA vaccines hereThe federal government is working with the biotech industry on ways to establish large-scale mRNA vaccine manufacturing in Australia as a group of senior scientists work on a parallel plan to enable local production of the cutting-edge jabs. MsEmmaK liammannix Bit late Moron Morrison said he had it sorted - frontbofvthe queue and all liammannix MsEmmaK Good idea for the future. Can we do Novavax in the short term though?
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