April 2020:
“Operation Warp Speed
President Donald Trump formally announced Operation Warp Speed on May 15, 2020 in the White House Rose Garden.
Operation Warp Speed (OWS) is a public–private partnership, initiated by the Trump administration, to facilitate and accelerate the development, manufacturing, and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics. Operation Warp Speed was introduced in early April 2020.”
Pfizer press release; July 22nd, 2020:
“NEW YORK & MAINZ, Germany–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) and BioNTech SE (Nasdaq: BNTX) today announced the execution of an agreement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Defense to meet the U.S. government’s Operation Warp Speed program goal to begin delivering 300 million doses of a vaccine for COVID-19 in 2021.
Pfizer press release; November 9th, 2020:
“Today is a great day for science and humanity. The first set of results from our Phase 3 COVID-19 vaccine trial provides the initial evidence of our vaccine’s ability to prevent COVID-19,” said Dr. Albert Bourla, Pfizer Chairman and CEO.”
Washington Post; November 9th, 2020:
“Pfizer, unlike its competitors, did not join Operation Warp Speed, the government initiative designed to erase the financial risk of vaccine and therapeutics development by providing funding to companies and helping coordinate the trials,” The Washington Post’s Carolyn Y. Johnson reported Monday.”
When hate gets in your eyes no lie is too shameless, no fib too big to tell, and no credit however small, can be granted to the object of your repugnance.
Don’t let hate get in your eyes.
Well done, Pfizer; let’s hope for success, and well done to President Trump’s Operation Warp Speed initiative.
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