The U.S. has agreed to pay Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE nearly $2 billion to secure 100 million doses of their experimental Covid-19 vaccine to provide to Americans free of charge, the latest sign the government is readying plans to make vaccines available if proved to work safely.
Under the $1.95 billion agreement, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Defense Department will receive 100 million doses of the vaccine should it be cleared by regulators, and can also acquire an additional 500 million doses. The vaccine, which has shown promising preliminary results in small groups of patients, is set to enter late-stage testing this month.
No Covid-19 vaccine in development has proven to work safely yet, although dozens are being studied. The U.S. and other governments are spending billions of dollars to secure potential Covid-19 vaccines and treatments should they prove safe and effective. The race has countries scrambling as they try to secure enough vaccines and the supplies to transport them.
As part of its Operation Warp Speed program, the U.S. has already struck agreements with other vaccine developers to secure doses, including a $1.2 Billion deal with Astrazenca’s oxford researchers for 300 million doses.
The U.S. has agreed to pay Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE nearly $2 billion to secure 100 million doses of their experimental Covid-19 vaccine to provide to Americans free of charge, the latest sign the government is readying plans to make vaccines available if proved to work safely.
Under the $1.95 billion agreement, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Defense Department will receive 100 million doses of the vaccine should it be cleared by regulators, and can also acquire an additional 500 million doses. The vaccine, which has shown promising preliminary results in small groups of patients, is set to enter late-stage testing this month.
No Covid-19 vaccine in development has proven to work safely yet, although dozens are being studied. The U.S. and other governments are spending billions of dollars to secure potential Covid-19 vaccines and treatments should they prove safe and effective. The race has countries scrambling as they try to secure enough vaccines and the supplies to transport them.
As part of its Operation Warp Speed program, the U.S. has already struck agreements with other vaccine developers to secure doses, including a $1.2 Billion deal with Astrazenca’s oxford researchers for 300 million doses.
“However, Biden also said “we got into office and found out…there was nothing in the refrigerator, figuratively and literally speaking, and there were 10 million doses a day that were available.” (The Biden administration’s initial target was to administer 1 million vaccine doses per day, a pace already set by the time the president was sworn in.)
“It’s one thing to have the vaccine, which we didn’t have when we came into office, but” one also needs “a vaccinator,” Biden subsequently told Cooper, when asked about the logistics of getting shots to Americans.
Biden’s remarks are confused, confusing, and absurdly erroneous. How gone is he? Or aren’t we supposed to ask?”
Biden Claims ‘We Didn’t Have’ a COVID Vaccine When He Took Office
“President Biden claimed at one point during a CNN town hall on Tuesday that his administration came into office with no coronavirus vaccines available.
Biden received his first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on December 21, and the second dose in January. While discussing the issue of vaccine supply during the town hall, Biden initially said there were 50 million doses available when he assumed office.”
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Under the $1.95 billion agreement, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Defense Department will receive 100 million doses of the vaccine should it be cleared by regulators, and can also acquire an additional 500 million doses. The vaccine, which has shown promising preliminary results in small groups of patients, is set to enter late-stage testing this month.
No Covid-19 vaccine in development has proven to work safely yet, although dozens are being studied. The U.S. and other governments are spending billions of dollars to secure potential Covid-19 vaccines and treatments should they prove safe and effective. The race has countries scrambling as they try to secure enough vaccines and the supplies to transport them.
As part of its Operation Warp Speed program, the U.S. has already struck agreements with other vaccine developers to secure doses, including a $1.2 Billion deal with Astrazenca’s oxford researchers for 300 million doses.
https://nypost.com/2021/02/16/team-biden-is-still-pushing-blatant-lies-about-the-trump-vaccine-plan/
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bronsonstocking/2021/02/19/watch-biden-spews-lies-about-vaccine-plans-n2585041
“However, Biden also said “we got into office and found out…there was nothing in the refrigerator, figuratively and literally speaking, and there were 10 million doses a day that were available.” (The Biden administration’s initial target was to administer 1 million vaccine doses per day, a pace already set by the time the president was sworn in.)
“It’s one thing to have the vaccine, which we didn’t have when we came into office, but” one also needs “a vaccinator,” Biden subsequently told Cooper, when asked about the logistics of getting shots to Americans.
Biden’s remarks are confused, confusing, and absurdly erroneous. How gone is he? Or aren’t we supposed to ask?”
https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2021/02/how-gone-is-he.php
“President Biden claimed at one point during a CNN town hall on Tuesday that his administration came into office with no coronavirus vaccines available.
Biden received his first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on December 21, and the second dose in January. While discussing the issue of vaccine supply during the town hall, Biden initially said there were 50 million doses available when he assumed office.”
https://www.nationalreview.com/news/biden-claims-we-didnt-have-a-covid-vaccine-when-he-took-office/