Manufacturing mRNA Vaccines Is Surprisingly Straightforward

On the other hand:

* Derek Lowe thinks it's difficult to produce mRNA vaccines https://blogs.sciencemag.org/pipeline/archives/2021/02/02/my... [He worked in the pharmaceutical industry and his Chemical articles are pretty solid.]

* The main discussion is about the Oxford/Astrazeneca that is not a mRNA vaccine.

I'd take all the other conclusions of the article with a grain of salt.

Manufacturing mRNA Vaccines is Surprisingly Straightforward. Compared to conventional vaccine production, mRNA factories are: * 99 - 99.9% smaller * 95 - 99.7% cheaper * 1,000% faster

Cory Doctorow