Billions of dollars and 35 years of US investment in research led to development of mRNA COVID vaccines --study

35 years of US investment in research led to development of mRNA COVID vaccines CIDRAP

In the three decades leading up to the pandemic, the US government invested $31.9 billion in research that supported the development of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines in 2020, $337 million of which was invested before the pandemic, finds a Brigham and Women's–led study published yesterday in The BMJ. ...

The team identified 34 research grants funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that were directly related to the development of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines in 2020. In combination with other government grants and contracts, the research totaled $31.9 billion.

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