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[-] barsoap@lemm.ee 7 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I'd take that €4B number with a grain of salt: Had the EU ordered fewer the price per vaccine would've been higher which is perfectly sensible not just because of economies of scale but also because a large chunk of the cost was one-off, not per-dose, costs. Development, testing etc.

As to donating the doses: It's probably complicated, e.g. the BioNTech stuff requires sub-zero cooling which isn't exactly easy to ensure when you're a developing country.

[-] snek@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Doesn't sub zero just mean below zero temperatures?

[-] barsoap@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

-60 to -80C for long-term storage, two weeks at -15 to -25 (those are standard pharmaceutical freezer temperatures, five days at fridge temperatures.

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