OX,There have been a number of examples in the past involving...

OX,

There have been a number of examples in the past involving the US DOD, one of the more recent ones is the deal done with Merck for the supply of some 1.7 million doses of Molnupiravir. The original article (June 9th 2021) proposed that if they got emergency approval by the FDA the deal would be consummated. (See reference 1).

Latest news in regards to this can be followed in Reference 2 below.



Here is an example of the DOD offering cash for an Inflmamatory Bowel Disease drug: http://www.pharmafile.com/news/560659/alivio-therapeutics-receives-33m-us-department-defense-support-development-ibd-drug-cand



Another example of the DOD being actively involved in medical advances (this one to do with glass vials) can be found here: https://www.corning.com/worldwide/en/about-us/news-events/news-releases/2020/06/us-departments-of-defense-health-human-services-select-corning-valor-glass-packaging-to-accelerate-delivery-of-covid-19-vaccines.html




There are a number of examples if you dig a bit further.

It is a real possibility for us specially as the prevalence of CHIKV occurs in many areas where the US military operates.



DYOR

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Reference 1 https://www.merck.com/news/merck-announces-supply-agreement-with-u-s-government-for-molnupiravir-an-investigational-oral-antiviral-candidate-for-treatment-of-mild-to-moderate-covid-19/

Reference 2 https://www.merck.com/news/merck-and-ridgebacks-investigational-oral-antiviral-molnupiravir-reduced-the-risk-of-hospitalization-or-death-by-approximately-50-percent-compared-to-placebo-for-patients-with-mild-or-moderat/