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Roland99

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3. The scary part of that article

Reply to Klaralven (Reply #1)

Thu Sep 17, 2020, 05:29 PM

Sep 2020

In the U.S., manufacturers are shielded from liability if a vaccine or drug developed in response to a health emergency causes injuries to people who receive it. That protection comes from the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act of 2005.

If that protection were not in place, would vaccine manufacturers be willing to roll out vaccines on such a slight evidence base? Will they make them available to countries that don’t offer similar protection against liability?

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trump is DANGEROUSLY pushing misinfo about 100 million doses of a Covid vaccine within 6 weeks [View all] Roland99 Sep 2020 OP

The leading manufacturers have been given $billions to begin high volume manufacturing Klaralven Sep 2020 #1

What are the odds Trump's FDA green lights almost all, even with no efficacy, to meet 100M mark? TheBlackAdder Sep 2020 #2

Pretty good. Klaralven Sep 2020 #6

The Old IT saying: Do you want it Delivered Quickly, Correctly or Inexpensively. Pick 2 of the 3. TheBlackAdder Sep 2020 #8

Not Just IT, BA ProfessorGAC Sep 2020 #14

No more need for a mask lame54 Sep 2020 #15

The scary part of that article Roland99 Sep 2020 #3

9 drug co. Working on the vaccine issued a joint statement saying they would not be pushed Thekaspervote Sep 2020 #4

So lets just say he's right. How does he plan to implement distribution? We still don't have enough tulipsandroses Sep 2020 #5

Yes, and there's a problem distributing vaccines at -80 degrees Celsius Klaralven Sep 2020 #10

I'd heard that UPS has been planning on this underpants Sep 2020 #12

He's awesome at distribution jcgoldie Sep 2020 #13

Anyone who believes anything he says must be insane. cwydro Sep 2020 #7

who cares? Nobody around here is going to trust what comes out under trump admin beachbumbob Sep 2020 #9

I thought this was going to be part of their strategy underpants Sep 2020 #11