Hard to find good stuff online but WWII Committee on Medical Research probably has useful lessons. In very short order, figured out how to scale penicillin production, found better malaria antivirals (including chloroquine!), huge improvements in blood transfusions/replacements…
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There's lots of precedent for rapid, successful, directed medical research led/coordinated by US Government.
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There might be better coverage elsewhere but best I've found is in medical chapters of https://www.amazon.com/Scientists-against-James-Phinney-Baxter/dp/0262520125 ….
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Bush also covers some of it in his memoir: https://www.amazon.com/Pieces-action-Vannevar-Bush/dp/B0006CAJ44 ….
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Recent examples. H1N1/09 virus. Only 6 months (from start to 3 billion doses). https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_flu_pandemic_vaccine …
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