‘Science by press release’: Sudden rise of vaccine developer Moderna rankles some in scientific establishment

‘Science by press release’: Sudden rise of vaccine developer Moderna rankles some in scientific establishmentModerna Inc., a nearly 10-year-old Massachusetts-based biotech company, is suddenly the talk of the scientific community after they announced this week "positive" indications from their early work on a potential vaccine against the novel coronavirus. In April, Moderna received $483 million from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), the government agency charged with overseeing the rapid production of a vaccine.