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by cld8483 1209 days ago
You can tell the difference by looking to see if any of their research helped in developing the vaccine (it did not.)
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That's not definitive because you're assuming motivation, it could be that someone didn't want a vaccine, and you're assuming all research was publicized to us. This was the fastest vaccine ever developed in human history, it's worth noting.