Germany tries to stop US from luring away firm seeking coronavirus vaccine

[demmiblue]

Source: Reuters

BERLIN (Reuters) - Berlin is trying to stop Washington from persuading a German company seeking a coronavirus vaccine to move its research to the United States, prompting German politicians to insist no country should have a monopoly on any future vaccine.

German government sources told Reuters on Sunday that the U.S. administration was looking into how it could gain access to a potential vaccine being developed by a German firm, CureVac.

Earlier, the Welt am Sonntag German newspaper reported that U.S. President Donald Trump had offered funds to lure CureVac to the United States, and the German government was making counter-offers to tempt it to stay.

There was no comment immediately available from the U.S. embassy in Berlin when contacted by Reuters over the report.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-germany-usa/germany-tries-to-stop-us-from-luring-away-firm-seeking-coronavirus-vaccine-idUSKBN2120IV

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[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

1. America first!

Fuck everyone else.

[mr_lebowski]

7. The knuckle-dragging cretins that make up his 'base' will love him ever the more for this ...

As if we needed any more evidence that they are the ONLY people he cares about.

Correction: he doesn't CARE about them, but he does want their adulation and the power that confers.

[mmbrevo]

13. Nah

He want the money he can make from it.

[iluvtennis]

9. +++++++ agree. nt

[CrispyQ]

3. "for the US only."

I hate this vile POS so much.

[mr_lebowski]

4. Lordy I hope there are tapes (but there never are, so ...) nt

[malaise]

5. The Germans should nationalize their company

That simple

[blueinredohio]

6. Trump has cheated how many people out of money he said he would pay.

If they're dumb enough to believe he will pay them go right ahead.

[mjvpi]

18. Bingo

If you really believe in free enterprise and a meritocracy, the fact that he doesn’t pay his bills should be an immediate moral red flag.

[IcyPeas]

8. another quid pro quo?

Who the hell even thinks like this? he thinks his money can buy anything. ANYTHING!!!🤬

[Eugene]

15. There's a business mindset that, if you assemble smart people with enough $$$, they can work magic.

That was the basic Trump justification for disbanding the pandemic prevention agencies. America could just hire the needed people when the disaster happens. As Jeb! put it, somebody in a garage will invent a solution for climate change.

The really scary part about this is that there is nobody left in the administration who saw this IP grab as a dumb idea.

[iluvtennis]

10. Shaking My Damn Head. nt

[IronLionZion]

11. His greed and selfishness knows no bounds

along with his stupidity. Having more people vaccinated helps slow down the spread of the disease dumbass.

[usaf-vet]

12. He is still trying to get a Nobel Prize. And anyone who believes he wants it ONLY for U.S. ....

... is crazy.

He wants it to put his name on it. "Trump Vaccine". Look how great I am. A stable genius brings a cure to the U.S. and the world FOR A PRICE.

Anyone who enters into any deal with Trump is dealing with the devil.

[Kaiserguy]

17. Well his son in law does own 666

I can see it now only people who pledge to love and support Trump get the vaccine perhaps instead of 666 they will get a MAGA tattoo on their forehead.

[Eugene]

14. Not just depraved, this is pure idiocy. The officials who went along with this need to be named.

MF45 not only undermines the national interest in interfering with science, he is also once again supporting all the evil narratives and conspiracy theories associated with America's actions. Putin must be laughing his ass off.

[Sloumeau]

16. Trump is an evil, depraved, and malignant narcissist. This does not completely surprise me. :) nt

[Texin]

19. "I alone can save you." -- DJT

Also, they halted development/manufacturing of test kits to allow time for Kushner's company to play catch-up and launch their own. tRump was definitely planning to use his bully pulpit on Twitter to declare he'd found the cure for this virus -- while making money off it in the meantime.

[DinahMoeHum]

20. In three words: Trump committed bribery.

#newrostrong

[Flaleftist]

21. Exclusive rights? Why, so he can threaten other world leaders to do what he says if they want it?

[Victor_c3]

22. Certain things should always transcend politics and profits

Something important to the health of mankind at large should be made available to all, regardless of what country discovered it.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

23. I don't know very much about how this kind of research occurs,

but wouldn't moving it from Germany to the U.S. slow down the research by at least several weeks? Longer depending on how the new lab needs to be stocked and staffed, I'm sure.

Plus, haven't flights from Europe been essentially all cancelled?

[Sapient Donkey]

24. I saw this earlier from a website I never heard of before, and I hoped it was bullshit

Disappointed to hear it's being reported from notable news sources and is likely accurate. I mean, even from the Trump administration this seems really twisted.