Recently there was a shortage. The International Livestock Research Institute made one million doses at the request of African officials.
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The FBI's Strategic Information and Operations Center (SOIC) posted its "Social Media Application" market researchrequest onto the web on 19 January, and it was subsequently flagged up by New Scientist magazine.
The recent request for proposals by Microsoft Research to address challenges at the intersection of human trafficking and technology offers a promising example.
John Kirkhope, a solicitor and academic who made the initial FOI request as part of his research into the Duchy of Cornwall, said it was "astonishing" that ministers had tried to prevent its publication.