“The big pharma companies are still not going in. Some of the biotechs are starting to, because they're trying to really accelerate their technology... and hopefully to flip it around for something else that will make money. We need a new system in place.”

—  Peter Hotez

House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Hearing on Coronavirus (March 5, 2020)

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