Moderna's Vaccine Is 94.5% Effective!

[GMDino]

(11-16-2020, 03:45 PM)Benton Wrote: I was listening to Beck this weekend who was adamant the Pfizer announcement was political. So I checked around and, from what I understand, the announcement had more to do with the wording in the Emergency Use Authorization. The company knew it's effectiveness in October, but because of the EUA, couldn't file earlier than two months after hitting the 50% threshold. The White House tried to block the guidelines (I think to expedite the process) but I don't think it was successful.

From what I read, though, Pfizer was one of the companies that did not participate in Warp Speed and did not accept federal funding directly related to the trials. They did work with the FDA to meet their less restricted guidelines.

Correct.  Pfizer did get an order for the vaccine if they made one but did not use Warp Speed funds in their research.