![]() ![]() ![]() That additional review doesn’t necessarily mean weeks of delay before New York residents can get a federally approved vaccine. Andrew Cuomo announced in September to review any coronavirus vaccine authorized by the Food and Drug Administration before it is to be distributed in the state. Trump is referring to a state panel of experts that New York Gov. New York’s separate review doesn’t guarantee a protracted delay. TRUMP: “The vaccine will be available to the entire general population with the exception of places like New York state where for political reasons the governor decided to say - and I don’t think it’s good politically, I think it’s very bad from a health standpoint - but he wants to take his time with a vaccine.We can’t be delivering it to a state that won’t be giving it to its people immediately.” The next step for Pfizer would be to apply for “emergency use authorization” by the Food and Drug Administration, probably later this month, which would allow for limited distribution before it seeks full FDA approval for wider use by the general public in 2021. Pfizer’s announcement does not mean a vaccine has been approved and will immediately hit the market. The supply side of Operation Warp Speed also allows Pfizer logistical help, although the company will directly ship its own vaccine, while the government will control shipping of other COVID-19 vaccines. government in July worth $1.95 billion - if the vaccine pans out and is cleared by the FDA - to supply 100 million doses. However, Pfizer did sign an agreement with the U.S. “We decided to self-fund our efforts so we could move as fast as possible.” “Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine development and manufacturing costs have been entirely self-funded,” Pfizer spokeswoman Jerica Pitts said this week. The company says it has risked $2 billion of its own money on vaccine development and won’t get anything from Washington unless the effort is successful. Pfizer opted not to join Operation Warp Speed initially but is following the same general requirements for the vaccine’s development as competitors who received government research money. The White House announced Operation Warp Speed in May. In fact, Pfizer partnered with the vaccine’s original developer, Germany’s BioNTech, in March and the following month announced the first human study in Germany. ![]() Pfizer notably did not accept government money to develop, test or expand manufacturing capacity under Trump’s Operation Warp Speed initiative to quickly find a vaccine and treatments for the disease sweeping the country. ![]()
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