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Surgeon, Writer, Researcher, Dilettante. https://www.ariadnelabs.org/  http://www.lifebox.org/ 

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    Atul Gawande‏Verified account @Atul_Gawande 15 Oct 2014

    Why we don't have an Ebola vaccine: @slate http://slate.me/1ve6H1K 

    10:57 AM - 15 Oct 2014
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      1. Brigitte Ganter‏ @brigittegs 15 Oct 2014
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        @Atul_Gawande @cathcoste @Slate yes, how about pharma biotech VCs? - they dropped the ball 2, no immediate $$$$ return in sight, sadly

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      1. Frank the Gardener‏ @Write_frank 15 Oct 2014
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        @Atul_Gawande @Slate The weakest excuse of a lack of funding should perish when there are willing and skilled people; tools and the elements

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      1. Artemis Medical Soc‏ @ArtemisMedSoc 15 Oct 2014
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        @Atul_Gawande @healthpolicygrp @Slate Our Statement calling on US Senate 2 confirm #SurgeonGeneral #healthnotpolitics http://ow.ly/COLxy 

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      1. Herodotus Halicarnas‏ @lahemc 15 Oct 2014
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        @Atul_Gawande @Slate Because there's not enough money in it to entice drug companies to R&D.

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      1. Mark L. Stram, MD‏ @nstzyadoc 15 Oct 2014
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        “@Atul_Gawande: Why we don't have an Ebola vaccine: @slate http://slate.me/1ve6H1K ” Why? Because nobody cared until it left Africa!

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      1. ann fields‏ @xtc_uk 15 Oct 2014
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        @Atul_Gawande @slate @blakehounshell we do have an ebola vaccine but thats reserved for the vvip's ..

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      1. (redacted)‏ @DougJBalloon 15 Oct 2014
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        .@Atul_Gawande @blakehounshell @Slate I just wish BOTH SIDES would stop playing the blame game here. @NoLabelsOrg

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      1. Queen of the Dorks‏ @SugarKovalczyk 15 Oct 2014
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        @Slate @Atul_Gawande We do. Shhhh. Don't tell the poor

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      2. Alan J. Card‏ @AlanJCard 15 Oct 2014
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        @Atul_Gawande @Slate Not to mention #MarketFailure. There just wasn't any money in it, so private sector had no incentive to push fwd.

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      3. Alan J. Card‏ @AlanJCard 15 Oct 2014
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        @Atul_Gawande @Slate >10 yrs ago, our tax $ paid 4 early develop't of a promising vaccine candidate (#Ebola virus-like particles) @ USAMRIID

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      4. Alan J. Card‏ @AlanJCard 15 Oct 2014
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        @Atul_Gawande @Slate But never made it into commercial development process.

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      1. minesh.khashu‏ @mkrettiwt 15 Oct 2014
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        @Atul_Gawande @Slate Politicians as much 2 blame as expert advisors.Critical issue is the disparity in the presumed value of human life

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      1. minenhle nyathi‏ @minimymine 15 Oct 2014
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        @Atul_Gawande do we have an HIV vaccine

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      1. Jason‏ @jasonelevation 15 Oct 2014
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        Good lord. They're still talking about budget cuts. RT @Atul_Gawande: Why we don't have an Ebola vaccine: @slate http://slate.me/1ve6H1K 

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      2. Dan Munro‏ @DanMunro 15 Oct 2014
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        .@Atul_Gawande @slate and also ... Ebola: While Big Pharma Slept http://onforb.es/ZmbIJh  via @forbes

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      3. DrJ‏ @DaktariJay 15 Oct 2014
        Replying to @DanMunro

        @danmunro @Atul_Gawande @slate @forbes when in human history have resources been unlimited…doesn’t simply come down to spending choices?

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      4. Dan Munro‏ @DanMunro 15 Oct 2014
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        @DaktariJay @Atul_Gawande @slate @forbes sure - but important to constantly ask/assess if those choices are the right ones & recalibrate

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      5. DrJ‏ @DaktariJay 15 Oct 2014
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        @danmunro @Atul_Gawande @slate @forbes agreed. Med research is not usually linear. Incr investment in X does not always lead to cure for X

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