https://www.nytimes.com/live/2020/12/07/world/covid-19-coronavirus
Yes, there's another vaccine set for FDA approval and several more in the short-term pipeline, but this is shockingly awful.
- A clear case that the drug patent system is broken and bad for our health.
- An obvious confirmation that Trump's attempts to take credit for the Pfizer vaccine as part of Operation Warp Speed was mostly hogwash.
Asked if the Trump administration had missed a crucial chance over the summer to snap up more doses for Americans, a spokeswoman for the Department of Health and Human Services said, "We are confident that we will have 100 million doses of Pfizer's vaccine as agreed to in our contract, and beyond that, we have five other vaccine candidates."
In a statement, Pfizer said that "any additional doses beyond the 100 million are subject to a separate and mutually acceptable agreement," and that "the company is not able to comment on any confidential discussions that may be taking place with the U.S. government."
Yes, there's another vaccine set for FDA approval and several more in the short-term pipeline, but this is shockingly awful.
- A clear case that the drug patent system is broken and bad for our health.
- An obvious confirmation that Trump's attempts to take credit for the Pfizer vaccine as part of Operation Warp Speed was mostly hogwash.