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Ask HN: Would a $10B prize accelerate development of a COVID19 vaccine?

by drenginian on 3/1/20, 11:57 PM with 5 comments

• by kelh on 3/2/20, 12:13 AM

  No, it wouldn’t be worth it.

• by jlelonm on 3/2/20, 12:20 AM

  I have zero credibility to make this statement, but:

  I feel like we might run into a Mythical Man Month dilemma if we toss TONS of money at it.

• by rolph on 3/2/20, 12:02 AM

  give me some up front and it will for sure.

  considering the nobel prize is about $1 million and all due prestiges, im sure it would

• by ShorsHammer on 3/2/20, 12:49 AM

  From a layman's perspective: No not at all. Companies around the world are rushing full steam ahead to build one, you simply can't release medicines that quickly in the developed world.

  They had multiple Zika vaccines completed within months of the outbreak years ago, most look incredibly promising and seem to work. Not a single one has been approved for clinical use yet and will likely be another year or two before it hits the market.