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SkinnyPupp · 03-23-2021, 06:07 PM

Edit: This story is inaccurate, as this batch comes from China, not Germany. (not true, see below)

Just when I was telling my wife that the pharmaceuticals made in China should be the same quality as anywhere else, as long as they adhere to the standards made by Pfizer and BioNTech. Like literally an hour before this happened.

Edit 2: It's possible that the batch is from Pfizer, and Fosun simply handles the administrative portion with HK and Macau at this time. I've yet to see a source either way (my syringe was preloaded, so I couldn't look at the vial for a label) (somewhat true, see below)

Edit 3: I finally got some concrete information. BioNTech developed the vaccine, and partners with Pfizer to manufacture and release it around the world, except China. They partner with Fosun for packaging, shipping, marketing, but not manufacturing. They still manufacture it themselves in Germany, ship it to China, then it goes from there. Fosun is developing a plant to make it themselves eventually, but there's no timeline for it, and it is likely many years from happening.

Still not sure what the defect is. It's possible its cold storage wasn't maintained, or some vials leaked, or anything really. Have to wait and see when (if) they give full details.

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SkinnyPupp Hacked RS to become a mod Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Sunny Hong Kong Posts: 55,120 Thanked 25,922 Times in 9,112 Posts Failed 1,574 Times in 720 Posts Member's Picture Albums	Twitter Edit: This story is inaccurate, as this batch comes from China, not Germany. (not true, see below) Just when I was telling my wife that the pharmaceuticals made in China should be the same quality as anywhere else, as long as they adhere to the standards made by Pfizer and BioNTech. Like literally an hour before this happened. Edit 2: It's possible that the batch is from Pfizer, and Fosun simply handles the administrative portion with HK and Macau at this time. I've yet to see a source either way (my syringe was preloaded, so I couldn't look at the vial for a label) (somewhat true, see below) Edit 3: I finally got some concrete information. BioNTech developed the vaccine, and partners with Pfizer to manufacture and release it around the world, except China. They partner with Fosun for packaging, shipping, marketing, but not manufacturing. They still manufacture it themselves in Germany, ship it to China, then it goes from there. Fosun is developing a plant to make it themselves eventually, but there's no timeline for it, and it is likely many years from happening. Still not sure what the defect is. It's possible its cold storage wasn't maintained, or some vials leaked, or anything really. Have to wait and see when (if) they give full details.