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Subsequent Events (Details) $ / shares in Units, dose in Millions, $ in Millions			12 Months Ended
	Mar. 01, 2021 dose $ / shares shares	Feb. 07, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares	Feb. 02, 2021	Dec. 31, 2019 $ / shares	May 16, 2019 $ / shares
Subsequent Events
Price per share (in USD per share)						$ 12.41
Convertible preferred stock, par value (in USD per share)			$ 0.01		$ 0.01
Registered Direct Offering
Subsequent Events
Proceeds from sale of stock \| $			$ 21.2
Subsequent events \| Registered Direct Offering
Subsequent Events
Number of shares issued and sold \| shares		3,000,000.0
Price per share (in USD per share)		$ 7.65
Proceeds from sale of stock \| $		$ 21.2
Commissions, fees and expenses \| $		$ 1.7
Subsequent events \| COVAXIN Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement
Subsequent Events
Profits generated, shared percentage				45.00%
Subsequent events \| COVAXIN Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement \| Series B Preferred Stock
Subsequent Events
Number of shares agreed to issue and sell \| shares	100,000
Convertible preferred stock, par value (in USD per share)	$ 0.01
Price per share ( in USD per share)	$ 109.60
Shares issued upon conversion (in shares) \| shares	10
Supply Agreement, Number of Doses \| dose	10.0