After J&J News, Pfizer CEO Says It Can Send 10% More Vaccine Doses To U.S. | Talking Points Memo

Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla on Tuesday said that the pharmaceutical giant ramped up production of its two-dose COVID-19 vaccine and can deliver 10 percent more doses to the U.S. than it previously agreed to produce by the end of May.


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So far, Pfizer hasn’t missed a trick. All without Warped Speed funding, IIRC.

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What percentage of Americans 16 and older is iffy about getting vaccinated? 300 million would be 150 million 1st and 2nd doses by mid-July. Will enough Americans get vaccinated to use all of them (plus Moderna)? (I’m getting my 1st dose, tomorrow…)

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They fronted the development money, but they’re making plenty of money on the vaccine from warped-speed purchases.

Biden’s use of the DPA to help manage supply chains for the ingredients is also a big nudge.

Here’s hoping they keep it on all cylinders and start pushing as much of this as they can to other countries, make us a leader again.

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And somehow we need to convince the 45% of white evangelicals who say they will not get the vaccine to rethink (they think?) their position. That attitude is absolutely crazy, and in my view, decidedly UN-Christian.

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I’m withholding judgment until Dr. Scarf weighs in.

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I see in polls about 25% of the population will refuse the vaccine. I believe with education we can get close to 80% to get the vaccine.

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If only it just affected them.

Sadly they will be a pool for Covid to mutate in, I expect we will be getting yearly Covid shots like the Flu in the future because these assholes.

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Agreed, hope it’s only one shot not two.

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Sounds almost like MAGA. Ha!

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She says a silk scarf reduces side effects; but Rayon, no way.

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I work for Pfizer. Bourla’s a stand-up guy. Answers his own emails, even.

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What about Big Ass Fans?

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The Burberry square patterns have been shown to confuse the virus molecules.

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Sadly, I am utterly convinced that COVID-19 already is endemic.
It’s here to stay.
It’s only a question of the frequency of booster shots.
I hope I am proven wrong.

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Pfizer can’t wait to change its fee schedule to $500/dose next year once warped-speed has run its course.

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MWAH! (chef’s kiss)

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So we get boosters.

And we control it that way and keep it from being an epidemic. We kept measles under control for decades until the anti-vaxxers appeared.
They’re doing research with these RNA vaccinations and they are saying (saw it on 60 Minutes) that they expect to find a way to wipe out every one of these coronaviruses, including head colds in the not too distant future.

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And that sad reality can be laid squarely at the doorstep of T*****, his GQP enablers, Faux News, and the maskless Freedumb anti-vaxxers.

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