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Did wold blitzer just announce the extra virus vaccine they were to distribute doesnt exist? (Original Post) PirateRo Jan 2021 OP
You heard correct Generic Brad Jan 2021 #1
I suspect that Jared sold it off to Middle East. nt Grasswire2 Jan 2021 #3
First thing that came into my mind...... secondwind Jan 2021 #5
Gupta said something similar PirateRo Jan 2021 #7
Bet Jared has absconded with the vaccine gohuskies Jan 2021 #2
Save the vaccine, save the Lincoln bust. PirateRo Jan 2021 #4
When dotard began putting the brakes on the distribution of the Pfizer vaccine Thekaspervote Jan 2021 #6
Hubby think he sold it to Russia marlakay Jan 2021 #8
Ask Jared,... magicarpet Jan 2021 #9
Sort Of ProfessorGAC Jan 2021 #10
Has Pfizer started any production in the US, or is it all still coming from Belgium? Klaralven Jan 2021 #11
Yes ProfessorGAC Jan 2021 #14
The plan seems to have been to make it in Andover using DNA from St Louis Klaralven Jan 2021 #15
Yes, More Than Likely ProfessorGAC Jan 2021 #16
Yup onecaliberal Jan 2021 #12
Pfizer is retooling their European factory. Canada and Europe supplies applegrove Jan 2021 #13

Generic Brad

(14,274 posts)
1. You heard correct
Fri Jan 15, 2021, 06:54 PM
Jan 2021

My suspicion is that it still exists and is available for a high price. Vaccines don’t just disappear.

gohuskies

(1,156 posts)
2. Bet Jared has absconded with the vaccine
Fri Jan 15, 2021, 06:56 PM
Jan 2021

So Mango Mussolini and the rotten to the tRump clan sell it for a profit.

Thekaspervote

(32,755 posts)
6. When dotard began putting the brakes on the distribution of the Pfizer vaccine
Fri Jan 15, 2021, 07:01 PM
Jan 2021

Pfizer was stunned, saying they had the vaccine, just tell us where to deliver it. His mostly crew said no, so it was sold to the Canadians

magicarpet

(14,144 posts)
9. Ask Jared,...
Fri Jan 15, 2021, 07:03 PM
Jan 2021

For $25,000.00 (cash only) he can find you a place to get a Covid shot, only $10,000.00 for the second booster shot (again, cash only).

Ivanka sends her love.

ProfessorGAC

(64,995 posts)
10. Sort Of
Fri Jan 15, 2021, 07:07 PM
Jan 2021

There never was a 2nd dose reserve. PINO & that fool pretending to run OWS made that up.
Pfizer & Moderna just went over 1.1 million doses a day.
Everything is out in distribution. They're shipping as fast as they can make.
The problem is that they're sitting here, there, & everywhere with tracking 4 days behind.
And, there should have been a reserve but the logistics have been bungled.
There was never a reserve, it was never in the OWS plan, and they lied about it existing.

ProfessorGAC

(64,995 posts)
14. Yes
Fri Jan 15, 2021, 07:19 PM
Jan 2021

The site in Michigan began making it as soon as it was authorized.
The plant near Boston was supposed to start up the week between Christmas & New Year.
They made a public statement to that timeline & if they hadn't hit the go button, I think it would be news.
I think that's why they went from 500,000 doses a day to 1.12 million in a matter of days.
I understand the plant in Belgium is their biggest worldwide, but I don't remember seeing their daily throughput capacity.
If Pfizer is at 1.1+ million, they're not yet half way toward full throughput. (A learning curve of several weeks should not be concerning). Back in October they forecasted 2.5 million doses a day when fully ramped up in the US, not counting authorized toll manufacturers.

 

Klaralven

(7,510 posts)
15. The plan seems to have been to make it in Andover using DNA from St Louis
Fri Jan 15, 2021, 07:39 PM
Jan 2021

Kalamazoo is formulation and filling.

Andover's role in the process is to take the plasmid DNA template made in St. Louis and incubate it with mRNA building blocks to make the drug substance, which is purified and shipped to Kalamazoo for mixing, filtration and packaging.

https://www.wcvb.com/article/pfizer-biontech-using-andover-massachusetts-facility-to-manufacture-newly-authorized-covid-19-vaccine/34950293#

Hopefully this is all running, but initially the mRNA was all coming from Puurs, Belgium. The mRNA manufacturing facilities probably do the lipid encapsulation?

ProfessorGAC

(64,995 posts)
16. Yes, More Than Likely
Fri Jan 15, 2021, 08:27 PM
Jan 2021

I wasn't getting all that specific in my answer.
On the home front, everyone at my BiL's long term care place got vaccinated 10 days ago.
One less thing to worry about!
And, he tested positive already, though modest symptoms.
He should be quite a bit safer for a while.

applegrove

(118,622 posts)
13. Pfizer is retooling their European factory. Canada and Europe supplies
Fri Jan 15, 2021, 07:13 PM
Jan 2021

are affected too. When they retool their factory it will have a much greater capacity.

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