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An allegation that the Trump administration tried to secure exclusive rights to the production of an experimental coronavirus vaccine in Germany has revived concerns that countries worldwide might move to nationalize key supplies to respond to the growing pandemic, STAT explains. The allegation, first reported in German media and later echoed by that nation’s health minister, centered on the suggestion that the Trump administration sought to strike a deal with CureVac, a drug maker based in Germany but that also has operations in the U.S.

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