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Amishman

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3. We're better off that the vaccine announcements came out after

Reply to Iliyah (Reply #2)

Tue Nov 10, 2020, 07:02 AM

Nov 2020

Joe is viewed as the better choice for handling the pandemic, and the prospect of a viable vaccine would move covid down the list of voter priorities. Vaccine announcements could have easily cost us votes, and it looks like we needed just about every vote we got.

That being said, I'm convinced Russia is either lying or stole pfizer's vaccine.

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Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine is more than 90% effective, a Health Ministry representa [View all] soothsayer Nov 2020 OP

Of course it is underpants Nov 2020 #1

Why didn't they . . Iliyah Nov 2020 #2

We're better off that the vaccine announcements came out after Amishman Nov 2020 #3

They lie as boldly as their apprentice soothsayer Nov 2020 #4

Again, Pfizer vaccine is a new technology (RNA based vaccine). LisaL Nov 2020 #17

Ooh, ooh, where do I sign up? SergeStorms Nov 2020 #5

Of course it is 90% effective... They hacked the German/Pfizercompany and stole the mitch96 Nov 2020 #6

But the thing they released is veterinary medicine soothsayer Nov 2020 #8

I am sorry, but again people don't know what they are talking about. LisaL Nov 2020 #16

Moscow Times says Sputnik V 90% effective soothsayer Nov 2020 #20

Nonsense. LisaL Nov 2020 #11

Ok it's nonsense... how do you know this? Not being contentious just curious... nt mitch96 Nov 2020 #12

From what was reported, Sputnik is a traditional vaccine, while Pfizer is a new technology. LisaL Nov 2020 #13

Then why are they Delphinus Nov 2020 #7

They haven't started mass vaccinations of the population as far as I can tell. LisaL Nov 2020 #10

Not bad. I've see worse. SlogginThroughIt Nov 2020 #9

I've heard it is 125% effective. Ace Rothstein Nov 2020 #14

I heard, for the price of 600 rubles, you get the shot and a Lada thrown in for good measure. TheBlackAdder Nov 2020 #15

ME TOO! Happy Hoosier Nov 2020 #18

No thanks. Hiawatha Pete Nov 2020 #19