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"The vaccine was rushed." [View all] milestogo Jan 2022 OP
Even if they were "rushed" Shermann Jan 2022 #1
9 Billion. maxsolomon Jan 2022 #9
Doh! Of course. nt Shermann Jan 2022 #16
The University of Iowa Cairycat Jan 2022 #2
+1 pandr32 Jan 2022 #11
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jan 2022 #55
That's exactly what Tickle Jan 2022 #60
It wasn't rushed in the first place. The mRNA technology that made it possible Ocelot II Jan 2022 #3
Yes. The very point I was preparing to post. 10 years in development, including trials Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2022 #20
The Only Reason A Mass Distribution Vax Hasn't Come Out... ProfessorGAC Jan 2022 #25
They should Rebl2 Jan 2022 #38
What vaccines Rebl2 Jan 2022 #46
A lot of research since the '90s; an Ebola vaccine was developed Ocelot II Jan 2022 #48
Interesting! Rebl2 Jan 2022 #50
2013, Rabies, influenza, Zika and more. 2001 first trial of mRNA. 2008 first mRNA vaccine Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2022 #52
Yes! Thank you! Silver Gaia Jan 2022 #26
Thank you Solly Mack Jan 2022 #29
+1 uponit7771 Jan 2022 #47
Check the videos at the bottom here Roland99 Jan 2022 #4
One told me the other day it wasn't tested doc03 Jan 2022 #5
We could ask them if the one developed in Cuba was rushed. nt AnotherDreamWeaver Jan 2022 #6
who needs science mbromell69 Jan 2022 #7
part of the reason the vaccine was released quickly is it performed so well in Pfizer's trial cadoman Jan 2022 #8
Saved millions, yes. Billions? No. Random Boomer Jan 2022 #21
The various Covid vaccines have been more thoroughly tested than Covid infection itself... RockRaven Jan 2022 #10
Even assuming there are unforeseen side effects that won't kick in until years later, Ocelot II Jan 2022 #18
Tell them that researchers at MIT started work on the mRNA technology in the 70's. pnwmom Jan 2022 #12
And he tried to pressure the FDA into approving it before the election. Ocelot II Jan 2022 #19
Also, Pfizer refused to take US money to participate in Operation Warp Speed pnwmom Jan 2022 #39
Scientists had also been working on coronavirus vaccines for years. yardwork Jan 2022 #22
If you take into consideration how many people/hours . . . Richard D Jan 2022 #13
These RNA vaccines are the culmination of more than 2 decades of work. The problem... NNadir Jan 2022 #14
More than 40 years, since it began at MIT in the 70's. pnwmom Jan 2022 #40
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jan 2022 #56
Yeah, 3 years ago... Wounded Bear Jan 2022 #15
Trumpers make two claims: SCantiGOP Jan 2022 #17
They don't know what they're talking about. Sogo Jan 2022 #23
Exactly. milestogo Jan 2022 #31
The MRNA vaccines are a product of years and decades of research. onecaliberal Jan 2022 #24
Thank you. CBHagman Jan 2022 #27
"Expedited", not rushed andym Jan 2022 #28
So was our trip to the moon. Collimator Jan 2022 #30
Testing steps normally done sequentially were done simultaneously but they were STILL done. CousinIT Jan 2022 #32
Every single excuse used to deny or refuse the vaccine can be boiled down to this: Orrex Jan 2022 #33
But what about that "it hasn't been tested meme?" Botany Jan 2022 #41
I wish I could rec this post. mnhtnbb Jan 2022 #42
The flue vaccine is a new vaccine each year liberal N proud Jan 2022 #34
excellent point Demovictory9 Jan 2022 #57
One Of The Really Big Differences This Time DallasNE Jan 2022 #35
I was paranoid as heck while they were 'rushing' through developing the vaccine. PatrickforB Jan 2022 #36
You are trying to interfere with Operation Warped Mind bucolic_frolic Jan 2022 #37
Now how were they able to make the vaccine so quickly? Botany Jan 2022 #43
The development of the COVID vaccines was the culmination of many years of progress. DickKessler Jan 2022 #44
I think people have forgotten that experts, including Fauci, said a vaccine would take a long time. former9thward Jan 2022 #45
Fauci was correct BumRushDaShow Jan 2022 #51
He was not correct. former9thward Jan 2022 #54
If you had actually followed what has going on the past couple years BumRushDaShow Jan 2022 #58
Fauci was (and is) the senior PR person for public health. former9thward Jan 2022 #61
You apparently have mistaken and elevated Fauci's role BumRushDaShow Jan 2022 #62
Before I became a lawyer I received a M.S. in Public Health Sciences. former9thward Jan 2022 #63
You still miss the fact that we are talking about the federal government BumRushDaShow Jan 2022 #64
Thank God it was rushed DenaliDemocrat Jan 2022 #49
If they say that blame Trump and Pence for it. ZonkerHarris Jan 2022 #53
The research that enabled the fast development of the COVID vaccines DemocraticPatriot Jan 2022 #59
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