President Donald Trump claimed that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, along with the Democrats, delayed releasing the news of a potential vaccine in an attempt to lower his chances of reelection.
Trump made the allegation on Monday evening on Twitter after news broke of a potential Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19 being authorized by the end of November. The drug manufacturer released early survey results of its vaccine, created with the German drug manufacturer BioNTech, showing it to be potentially 90% effective at protecting against the disease.
“The [FDA] and the Democrats didn’t want to have me get a Vaccine WIN, prior to the election, so instead it came out five days later – As I’ve said all along!” Trump tweeted.
Pfizer announced the news on Monday morning and said that early survey results based on 94 trial participants in a study involving 43,538 subjects showed that the vaccine could be as high as 90% effective against the virus. As The Daily Wire reported:
The company said that it plans to apply for Emergency Use Authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) later this month after passing certain safety thresholds. The FDA has required that companies study the effects of their vaccines in at least 30,000 subjects, including people considered elderly and others in high-risk categories. Those subjects must then be monitored for adverse side-effects for at least two months. Pfizer is poised to meet that criteria for its vaccine by the end of November, according to the AP.
The announcement was touted by the Trump administration as a success for Operation Warp Speed, the administration’s plan to greatly accelerate the production of a coronavirus vaccine. Kathrin Jansen, a senior vice president and the head of vaccine research and development at Pfizer, had initially denied that the company had ever taken part in the Trump administration initiative.
“We were never part of the Warp Speed,” Jansen told The New York Times. “We have never taken any money from the U.S. government, or from anyone.”
Pfizer later walked back Jansen’s comment, claiming that the Times took her comments out of context and that the pharmaceutical company participated in Operation Warp Speed. Pfizer had put out a press release back in July announcing as much.
“Pfizer is proud to be one of various vaccine manufacturers participating in Operation Warp Speed as a supplier of a potential COVID-19 vaccine. While Pfizer did reach an advanced purchase agreement with the U.S. government, the company did not accept BARDA funding for the research and development process,” the company said in a statement. “All the investment for R&D and manufacturing has been made by Pfizer at risk. Dr. Jansen’s comment, which was taken out of context, was just emphasizing that last point.”
If Pfizer’s timeline holds accurate, and the vaccine is ready to be administered to the public by the end of the month, the vaccine will likely not be in widespread use for many months. Many drug manufacturers will need to work to produce enough doses to vaccinate millions of people. Early doses will first be administered to the most vulnerable populations, such as the elderly.
Biden has stepped up to take credit for the virus vaccine that President Trump has been pushing and make deal with the drug manufacturers to get a vaccine at warp speed. He make a promise to have a vaccine before the end of the year and now we have it and now Biden and the democrats want to take credit. What a bunch of losers’.
Further proof that the Covid situation was heavily politicized. Why else NOT release the good information immediately. Trump has been right all along. He is fighting a hopeless battle against the entrenched swamp dwellers. These people would rather see Americans die than release curative vaccines at earliest possible time. What a disgusting cesspool of slime our government has become. Trump gains nothing for his hard work and takes no salary. Biden, Clinton, Obama stole with both hands and continue to suck on the government tit.
This was so wrong of the FDA ! President Trump along with Vice President Pence and Pfizer accomplished this and NOT Biden. I am remaining POSITIVE that when all is said and done President Trump will be sitting in the Oval Office.
The accursed DEMs should be sent to jail!
It is a sad day when a man who committed treason can be elected president because the press has failed to honestly and openly report the news. I give 2 cents for their opinions- I would just like to see the facts-all the facts and not just the ones they think I should hear.
When are the poll workers who tampered going to be criminally charged.
My guess is this will get my name put on the Dems list of people to persecute with their McCarthyistic list making.
Where are the real Americans.