I think it would be nice if we had a Phase III study that would tell us this number without having to guess.
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In scale I have no doubt India is a powerhouse, maybe the top dog even but I doubt they have better pharmaceutical tech.
Specialists expect protein vaccines to be both efficient and safe, this is a proven technology used for flu jab. There were some articles linked yesterday if you scroll back.
The drawback was that it takes longer to make compared to existing vaccines.
EDIT: see here Coronavirus Vaccine in Taiwan - May/June 2021 - #1225 by Icon
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What—if any—are its current peers?
J&J? Sputnik? None of the above?
Guy
They definitely have better. When you look at how India is important to the United States by supplying generic drugs, you will see how Taiwan pales in comparison, becoming a drop in the ocean.
None of those ones
Thank you.
Guy
So . . . no currently recognizable peers?
Guy
Novavax
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Thank you.
Guy
150,000 in first batch. Shots in arms! 
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You have a lot of arrogance. India is actually a major pharmaceutical manufacturer globally and many of the ingredients of pills sold in the West are also likely to come from India
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Very much so because they have not been tested in real life
None of the above
Again. India is amazing but I can’t believe they have better tech. They have a vastly higher capacity which is what you are referring to but I doubt they have high tech stuff. Most of the value added in pharma are in Switzerland, US and Singapore. India just makes them cheap and at scale. Just like China was with electronics a few decades ago. India might just pull a China and start moving up the value chain but for now it’s just cheap manufacturing. At least that’s my understanding.
I thought the Phase 2 testing was extensive
I believe Novavax
Not yet - minimum two weeks wait for the inspection apparently.
Health Minister and CECC head Chen Shih-chung (陳時中) on Thursday evening (May 27) confirmed local media reports that a shipment of 150,000 doses of the Moderna vaccine is scheduled to arrive in Taiwan at 3:50 p.m. on Friday afternoon.
The batch will immediately be sent to a cold chain logistics center, with the hopes of inspection being completed within two weeks. Frontline personnel such as medical workers are expected to be prioritized for the first batch of Moderna shots.
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Wu said that inspection and re-sealing of vaccine packaging normally takes 40 days, but due to the pandemic, the process will be shortened to 14 days. She pointed out that while AstraZeneca is an adenovirus vector vaccine, Moderna is quite different in that it is an mRNA vaccine.
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I’m sure we can wait two weeks. I’m more concerned with when the rest of it is coming.
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