The COVID vaccine represents a proof-of-concept for rapid deployment of gene therapy at scale: formulated as gene therapy at $20 per dose with 6 billion doses deployed and proven across the entire population, demonstrating that gene therapy can be cost-effective for common diseases.

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George Church

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In fact the COVID vaccine was formulated as a gene therapy and the cost was in the $20 per dose range. 6 billion people benefited from it.

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A billion years of evolution in a single afternoon — George ChurchDwarkesh Patel
Created: 8/11/2026, 6:40:03 AM

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