I remember when we were talking early on, successful vaccine was defined as something that would give you 50% protection. We had two in the 90s, another in the high 70s or low 80s, and again the effort, Previous efforts [to develop vaccines] took up to four years. This was done in about 10 months. I remember talking to an NIH scientist who said, do your constituents realize this is the biomedical equivalent of the Manhattan Project? This is an extraordinary commitment of resources and talent. (10:32–10:36)
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Asserts that vaccine development typically takes up to four years, but COVID-19 vaccines were developed in about 10 months.
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