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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Mon Nov 9, 2020, 02:24 PM Nov 2020

Pfizer CEO: Our vaccine timing had nothing to do with politics

Pfizer's encouraging news about the effectiveness of its Covid-19 vaccine came nearly a week after Election Day. But Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla says the timing had nothing to do with politics.

In an interview with CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Sanjay Gupta, Bourla said he first learned about the results of the trial Sunday and he has yet to see the data, throwing cold water on the idea that there was any political motivation behind releasing the news after voters in the United States chose their candidate for president.

Pfizer took several interim looks at the data during its vaccine trial, but it did not have enough infections in its test group to gain any meaningful data -- until Sunday, Gupta reported. If anything, the data came earlier than expected: In October, Bourla made a comment  in an open letter on Pfizer's website, saying, "Based on our current trial enrollment and dosing pace, we estimate we will reach this milestone in the third week of November."

The Trump administration was quick to take credit for Pfizer's promising news. Vice President Mike Pence tweeted that Pfizer's development was "thanks to the public-private partnership forged by President Donald Trump."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/pfizer-ceo-our-vaccine-timing-had-nothing-to-do-with-politics/ar-BB1aQqBM?li=BB141NW3&ocid=DELLDHP

Of course Don jr. disagrees.


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Pfizer CEO: Our vaccine timing had nothing to do with politics (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2020 OP
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From what I've read it's actually a small German biotech company that actually developed the mitch96 Nov 2020 #2

mitch96

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2. From what I've read it's actually a small German biotech company that actually developed the
Mon Nov 9, 2020, 06:31 PM
Nov 2020

vaccine. Pfizer is doing the logistics and distribution and taking some credit also...
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