[hattmall]

Or just have government funded researchers that are well compensated, it's not the actual scientist that developed the drugs getting rich.

[creato]

First, the science in developing a vaccine is not the only work involved. Clinical trials and scaling up manufacturing to name a few.

Second, it actually is the scientists getting rich at least in some cases: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/10/business/biontech-covid-v...

[BurningFrog]

Here is a profile of the billionaire inventors of the Pfizer vaccine as a counterexample:

https://www.businessinsider.com/a-billionaire-couple-is-behi...

[refurb]

Huh? The Moderna employees have made out very well based on equity appreciation. And Pfizer scientists are well compensated including stock.

[bamboozled]

I was going to say the the same thing, just have both, well educated, funded scientists working for the Government (funded but still independent) and private companies competing with them too.