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Originally Posted by Traum
So the Pfizer vaccine was not funded by Operation Operation Warp Speed. Does that negate the support the program provided for other vaccine candidates such as Moderna and AstraZeneca? It just so happens that at this moment, Pfizer seems like the most promising company to deliver, but it could have been just as easily be Moderna, AstraZeneca, or someone else.
Of course, if it is anything good that Trump has done, the fashionable thing to do is to brush it aside or otherwise play down its significance. And while we're at it, if there is anything negative news about Biden, let's censor it outright, or only do a tiny little report on it a whole week after the news originally broke out. Isn't that what the whole US media and the tech giants have been doing in this election?
And btw, the US economy was doing really well too, up to the point when COVID hit. But of course that didn't matter. Because Trump.
Trump bad. Biden good. Yup, understood.
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lol? I didn't even mention Biden at all in my statement. The making of this vaccine literally has nothing to do with
either of them. That's my point. The vaccine was going to be made regardless of any "incentives". Also, when it comes to something that'll be injected into your body do you really think hurrying things along is the way to go...? Distribution isn't exactly some huge benefit to be offered. Shouldn't the government help do this anyways...? Because you know, it kind of affects the entire nation and all.
Trump's angle in all of this is comical because he only did it for his own benefit. Need proof? He literally raged after the announcement that Pfizer had deliberately delayed the news until after the election. Rather than congratulate and thank the staff at Pfizer, that was his reaction. Obviously he wanted to be able to use this news to somehow bolster his horrific handling of the virus. Again, he didn't actually do anything other than offer what he should have been doing to begin with. Also, it creates the incorrect notion that political pressure would speed along progress. That creates doubt in the public about whether or not it's actually safe to use.
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Originally Posted by welfare
I'll be curious to see what percentage of the population is enthusiastic about taking a vaccine created in just a year.
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Skepticism will definitely be a legitimate concern. Luckily the studies can be read and interpreted by professionals in healthcare and if they're comfortable with the findings then you should be too. I've literally got coworkers who read studies in their free time so they'll absolutely be interested in seeing the details on this vaccine.
The main concern right now is how to maintain the cold chain. For those who don't know what this is, it simply means maintaining the same temperature from the manufacturer, to the supplier, to the transporter, to the end user (pharmacies, hospitals, etc). This Pfizer vaccine needs to stay at -70C. As far as I know, hardly anyone has such equipment as it is completely unnecessary for the vast majority. So that means
everyone in the chain needs to figure out how to keep it at that temperature if they do indeed go with this vaccine. If the other vaccines being made don't require such a low temperature, they'll likely go with them instead. Less hassle.