Trump Vaccine and Pledge by CEOs

[kairos12]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2020/09/08/vaccine-safety-pledge-ceos/?hpid=hp_hp-top-table-main_vaccinepledge-650am%3Ahomepage%2Fstory-ans

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The statement left open the door for the use of partial data from the massive Phase 3 vaccine trials — which require the participation of at least 30,000 test subjects — to seek emergency-use authorization. Such trials typically take years to complete and require lengthy follow-up to see how long protection from a vaccine may last.

Here is the President Bleach/October surprise clause.

Doctor Trump's Magic Snakeoil Vaccine coming to a tent near your polling place soon.

Fuck him and these CEOs.

[Towlie]

1. Wait, what? Fuck Trump, yes. But why the CEOs? They're defying Trump.

The chief executives of nine drug companies pledged Tuesday not to seek regulatory approval before the safety and efficacy of their experimental coronavirus vaccines have been established in Phase 3 clinical trials, an extraordinary effort to bolster public faith in a vaccine amid President Trump’s rush to introduce one before Election Day.

“We believe this pledge will help ensure public confidence in the rigorous scientific and regulatory process by which covid-19 vaccines are evaluated and may ultimately be approved,” the executives wrote in their joint statement. The Wall Street Journal first reported Friday that a statement from the companies would be forthcoming.

[C_U_L8R]

2. It's either a foreshadowing or an asscovering

Either way, it's not really great. These are snakes.

[ProfessorGAC]

3. Not Seeing That!

I'm seeing CEOs simply saying "No, we're not rushing & ignoring protocols."
There's really nothing over which they need cover.
That would be a statement weaseling out of liability if they DID rush to market.

[C_U_L8R]

4. I get ya. I'm a little suspicious.

Perhaps it's all on the up and up... or it's a cynical ploy. It's not like they've earned a lot of brand trust out here.

[ProfessorGAC]

5. Fair!

It's not like there's a ton of transparency to us consumers.