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minus-squareblandfordforever@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 months agoSomehow I think that the price of eggs is only a small contributor in the cost for vaccine manufacturing. Don’t worry, there are still enough eggs.
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down1·2 months agoProbably less of a pricing problem and more of a sourcing problem. Imagine growing a vaccine in eggs from bird flu infected chickens. You want a new pandemic? Because that’s how you get a new pandemic.
Somehow I think that the price of eggs is only a small contributor in the cost for vaccine manufacturing. Don’t worry, there are still enough eggs.
Probably less of a pricing problem and more of a sourcing problem. Imagine growing a vaccine in eggs from bird flu infected chickens. You want a new pandemic? Because that’s how you get a new pandemic.
Good point.