Operation Warp Speed was created by Trump / Pence Administration but the current vaccines were not part of the creation from Operation Warp Speed and they did not participate in the "vaccine summit" created by Trump as he attempted (failed) to claim credit for the vaccines. Had he continue down the line of false narrative..those two companies would have sued him blindly because it would have impacted the control rights of their vaccines. In addition, Trump was very angry via the fact that he could not control the "news release" of the vaccine because he wanted the news to be release prior to Nov 3rd elections and not after the elections. He then attempted something else after the vaccine announcement via signing something in the oval office to try to say that Americans will be first...we all now know it was United Kingdom that were first because Moderna / Pfizer were contracted to give their vaccine to the United Kingdom while knowing the difference for the United States was no more than 1 - 2 weeks. It must have caused Trump to have another temper tantrum. Something else, this is a President that argue with these companies over the summer that resulted in Trump "declining" to purchase more of the vaccine when it gains FDA approval. Yet, I do not know if that was later resolved. Simply, Trump did not save the world. Instead, he attempted to use it for political gain but Pfizer and Moderna didn't allow him to use their vaccine as a way to cover up his failure to manage the Pandemic. Don't forget, these companies had a meeting between themselves over the summer in which they agree to not allow politics involvement with their research into a vaccine. Trump administration was asked about that meeting and they decline to comment...maybe because they were not invited. Trump / Pence gets the credit for Operation Warp Speed and that's it...nothing more. ---------- Leading Covid-19 vaccine makers Pfizer and Moderna decline invitations to White House ‘Vaccine Summit’ By Lev Facher @levfacher December 7, 2020 Albert Bourla, CEO of Pfizer Win McNamee/Getty Images Both Pfizer and Moderna, the two major drug manufacturers likely to receive emergency authorizations for a Covid-19 vaccine in the coming weeks, have rejected invitations from President Trump to appear at a White House “Vaccine Summit” on Tuesday, according to two sources familiar with the event’s planning. The Trump administration has openly feuded with Pfizer in recent weeks over its involvement in Operation Warp Speed and the timing of a data release showing its vaccine to be highly effective, but had nonetheless invited CEO Albert Bourla to appear on a panel about the vaccine development process. Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel was also invited, but neither he nor another company executive will attend. The vaccine manufacturers’ absences will be conspicuous at a “Vaccine Summit,” an event that drug industry figures and one Trump administration official largely viewed as a public relations stunt when STAT first reported the event last week. The event appeared to be an effort for the administration to claim credit for the rapid development of a Covid-19 vaccine and to pressure the Food and Drug Administration to move quickly on an authorization. The agency’s commissioner, Stephen Hahn, was twice called to the White House to explain the FDA’s slower-than-desired timetable for issuing emergency use authorizations for Pfizer and Moderna’s vaccines, Axios and Bloomberg reported. The White House scheduled the vaccine summit just two days before a FDA advisory committee is set to publicly examine data submitted by Pfizer. A similar hearing for Moderna’s vaccine is set for Dec. 17, one week later. Both vaccines are highly effective, according to data released by the companies, and are widely expected to receive emergency approvals soon after the FDA formally considers their applications. Following this story’s publication, a spokesman disputed the circumstances of Moderna’s withdrawal from the event, saying the company “was contacted by OWS to be part of a meeting at the White House concerning COVID-19 vaccine plans and indicated its willingness to participate. Subsequently, Moderna learned that, based on the meeting’s agenda, its participation would not be required.” Other companies involved in vaccine distribution logistics, but not in vaccine development itself, are still likely to attend, including FedEx, UPS, CVS, Walgreens, and McKesson. Many, however, are likely to send lower-ranking executives as opposed to their CEOs, according to the sources familiar with the event’s planning. Another Trump administration official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said that Peter Marks, the FDA official in charge of the agency division overseeing vaccine approvals, may attend, though the agency has viewed the event with trepidation given its status as the regulator of most companies invited to participate. In a call with reporters, White House officials acknowledged that they had initially invited drug manufacturers to the event. A spokesman, however, claimed it was Marks’ planned attendance that led the administration to rescind its invitations, as an FDA regulator’s presence alongside drug manufacturers at the event could create a perceived conflict for the agency and the companies it regulates. Pfizer’s snub in particular is the latest in a series of skirmishes between Trump and the drug giant. On Nov. 10, Kathrin Jansen, a Pfizer executive, attempted to distance the company from Operation Warp Speed, the Trump administration’s hyper-ambitious coronavirus vaccine initiative. In an interview with the New York Times, she claimed Pfizer was “never part” of Operation Warp Speed, and that the company had “never taken any money from the U.S. government.” While the company never accepted Operation Warp Speed funding to help develop the vaccine, it did agree to a $1.95 billion purchase order with the federal government, providing the company a massive guaranteed market if the vaccine proved to be safe and effective. Trump later called Jansen’s remark “an unfortunate mistake.” Bourla later defended the decision to decline federal research and development funding, citing a desire to “liberate our scientists from any bureaucracy” and “keep Pfizer out of politics.” In a Nov. 20 press conference, Trump accused Pfizer of delaying the release of its final-stage clinical trial data until after Election Day to avoid boosting the president’s reelection odds. ---------- wrbtrader
It's not the vaccines that take years to create its getting through the regulations Big Pharma develops a vaccine, it wont save any lives until years later once the Government grinds it as slow as possible This is where Trump has saved millions of lives. he not only fast tracked like never before but funded the production of vaccine before they were approved.....This is a remarkable decision
I wouldn't call it remarkable, knowing how badly Trump wants to be well regarded. Closer to if not quite a desperate decision.
Measure a decision on its merits A good decision is one that provides the best case scenario. 4 years of the left not taking what is said at face value, but to do the dog whistle thing and understanding what is said by what you think they "really meant" That approach is intellectual weakness to the max
Measure an outcome on its merits, but the decision making process needs to be evaluated, too, for forward guidance. That that last part is just about irrelevant now.
There was a one week difference.The FDA months ago added extra steps to the approval process because Kamala and Cuomo said they didn't trust the Trump science. Now they will be all over this news ...photo bombing the Trump success.
Anybody who thinks "Trump is one of the worst presidents ever" is an idiot... a fool who knows nothing of American political history! He's not even close to being one of the "worst 10". Some rank him in the "top 10"... others even "top 5". I AM a student of political history, and I can see the argument for that!
The vaccine was created in Europe and people started being vaccinated first in Europe.Trumps no world saver.