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BumRushDaShow

(157,148 posts)
16. Since Fauci was involved with Moderna
Sun May 18, 2025, 12:04 PM
May 18

well you know what the thinking probably was with that back during the first term.

But Novavax had 45's special attention because they were snuck in and their contract award concealed until suddenly discovered -

Novavax Posts Coronavirus Vaccine Contract That Government Didn't Disclose


November 11, 2020 1:10 PM ET
By Sydney Lupkin


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Novavax released its federal contract in a quarterly financial filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. HHS has yet to release this contract. "We shouldn't have to be getting the details in these contracts through the companies and their SEC filings," says Ameet Sarpatwari, assistant director of Harvard Medical School's Program on Regulation, Therapeutics and Law. "They should be publicly available, and there should be input even prior to the execution of the contracts."

The Novavax contract is one of several Operation Warp Speed contracts that were issued through a third party, Advanced Technology International, a fact that NPR first revealed in September. This arrangement concerned members of Congress and advocacy groups who feared the nontraditional agreements would omit the safeguards that often come with taxpayer funding, like protections against potential future price-gouging.

Novavax's contract appears to include the kind of "march-in" rights found in a typical government contract, which allow the government to take over a drug or vaccine if the manufacturer that received federal funding can't or won't make its product or sets an unreasonable price.

"The patent rights clauses tend to be more favorable than the other contracts we're looking at in terms of the public's rights," says James Love, director of Knowledge Ecology International, a nonprofit public interest group focused on intellectual property. The contract's data rights — which typically govern disclosure and sharing of key studies, cell lines and the know-how for making a product — are also weaker than they would be under standard federal contracting laws.

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So they played the "long game" and apparently "pre-lined" the pockets.

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Bizarre. It's the Pfizer & Moderna vaccines maga hates because they are MRNA Bernardo de La Paz May 18 #1
I am hesitant to take any vaccine today with RFK Jr. running things. nt doc03 May 18 #2
Good heavens. He isn't involved in producing the vaccines, but rather the companies' retain control hlthe2b May 18 #3
The FDA issued approval, with RFK Jr can we trust the FDA. I don't know if we can doc03 May 18 #5
doc03, NOWHERE did I say we should trust RFK Jr. You have totally misunderstood my post.. hlthe2b May 18 #6
Remember that this vaccine was being developed starting WAY back during the beginning of the pandemic BumRushDaShow May 18 #8
Why's it taken so long? There must be a reason. The delay make me skeptical. live love laugh May 18 #9
Well look what happened with J&J and Astrazeneca! BumRushDaShow May 18 #10
Yes... Posters should remember there was ALREADY a mRNA vaccine produced in response to SARS.... hlthe2b May 18 #12
Brainworm host has zero idea of what REALLY goes on with the vaccine processs BumRushDaShow May 18 #13
it may be unethical, but given the abundant # of people not taking the shot a placebo is hardly impractical cadoman May 18 #15
You clearly have no understanding of the conduct of studies statistical power which means sample size for all subgroups hlthe2b May 18 #17
iow mopinko May 18 #4
Well the ring hadn't been fitted yet BumRushDaShow May 18 #11
will they ever learn? mopinko May 18 #14
Since Fauci was involved with Moderna BumRushDaShow May 18 #16
I am happy with Novavax IbogaProject May 18 #7
I wonder what they will do if it mutates and starts killing mostly younger people Meowmee May 18 #18
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