On Fri, 23 Apr 2021 09:35:23 -0500, Sqwertz >
wrote:

>On Sun, 18 Apr 2021 10:01:46 -0400, jmcquown wrote:
>
>> On 4/18/2021 9:30 AM, Gary wrote:
>>> On 4/17/2021 11:36 PM, Alex wrote:
>>>> John Kuthe wrote:
>>>>> And the second in a month after on 5/19.
>>>>>
>>>>> John Kuthe, RN, BSN...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> They are all "FREE" dipshit.* I'm ten years younger than you and I have
>>>> had both shots.* As a "healthcare worker", what took you so long?
>>>
>>> Yes...they're all free in 2021 for any usain.
>>>
>>> Saw a soundbite on the news the other day. One company is now saying
>>> after the 2 shots, you'll need to get a booster shot the next year and
>>> then probably an annual shot after that.* LOL
>>>
>>> They aren't fools.* They've got everyone scared now and they won't let
>>> that go...it's a cash cow.
>>
>> You're not taking into account the cost of R&D, manufacturing and
>> distribution of those free vaccines. That's not cheap!
>
>They were given $2 billion each by the Feds. And the process they
>used was pretty easy. Phizer and Moderna beat NovaVax to market with
>NovaVax's own technique (spike protein), invented 15-20 year ago.
>NovaVax even had the first success with this one but they couldn't
>even mass produce enough for trials. Phizer and Moderna had the
>facilities to crank it out, NovaVax didn't.

Pfizer was not part of Warp Speed. The feds did have an agreement to
PURCHASE doses if they proved effective, but they were not funded like
Moderna & AStraZeneca.
>
>> Once this wave of Covid-19 is over, if it ever is, (the virus keeps
>> shifting, like other strains of the flu) it will be like getting any
>> other type of annual flu shot.
>
>But much more important. Because 15-25% of the adult population
>won't even get vaccinated. They still need something for children,
>too.
>
Testing in ongoing with those under 16, pregnant, or other special
needs that might be affected, but not have been included in original
testing.