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cadoman

(792 posts)
8. part of the reason the vaccine was released quickly is it performed so well in Pfizer's trial
Sat Jan 1, 2022, 03:18 PM
Jan 2022

Pfizer was seeing an effectiveness at such a high level that they were morally and legally obligated to break the observer blind after the first six months of their clinical trial.

In layman's terms, the science was so robust, thorough, and supportive of the safety and efficacy of the vaccine that the control group had to be vaccinated also (or at least given the opportunity to do so). The vaccine has since saved millions, if not billions, of lives, particularly from the rapidly spreading Delta and Omicron variants.

Sadly most gqp trash are not even aware of this fact and just how well the vaccines performed during their trial. MAGATS, get it through your neanderthal craniums: the vaccines are safe and effective!

"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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