1. Project Lightspeed is a vaccine development program, which is based on BioNTech’s proprietary mRNA-based technology platforms and supported by Pfizer’s global vaccine development capabilities https://www.contagionlive.com/view/fda-fast-tracks-2-covid19-vaccines 2. When was it called Lightspeed? Found this article dated March 16th, thus, before mid-March; https://www.bioworld.com/articles/4...-lightspeed-pushes-toward-covid-19-prevention 3. Project Lightspeed's goal and objectives; Same as Moderna/Operation Warp Speed 4. Project Lightspeed Timeline; same as Moderna/Operation Warp Speed, to deliver a vaccine before year end/early 2021. 5. Project Lightspeed Collaborators; Fosun Pharma, March 16 and Pfizer, March 17 6. Why BioNtech/Pfizer were not part of Operation Warp Speed? Pfizer CEO Albert Boula stated that he decided against taking funding from the US government's Operation Warp Speed for the development of the vaccine "because I wanted to liberate our scientists from any bureaucracy that comes with having to give reports and agree how we are going to spend the money in parallel or together, etc." Pfizer did enter into an agreement with the US and Operation Warp Speed for the eventual distribution of the vaccine, as with other countries. 7. Was there a competitive race between Project Lightspeed and the companies who were funded by Operation Warp Speed? Of course! BioNtech/Pfizer.......Project Lightspeed VERSUS The following companies who received research funding from Operation Warp Speed; Moderna, Johnson & Johnson, AstraZeneca and Vaccitech, Novavax, Merk and IAVI, Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline. Main recipient of OWS research funding; Moderna. My rationale; The fact is, after the RACERS have crossed the finish line/received a stamp of approval from the FDA, and foreign regulators, it boils down to X amount of revenues, and X amount of profits. 8. Who won the Delivery Race? Evidently, BioNtech/Pfizer ------------------------------- Question and Answers; 1. Was there a race between Germany and the U.S.? I'll say yes. 2. How much research funding were granted to BioNtech/Pfizer and Moderna? BioNtech/Pfizer received $445 million from the German government. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...ine-s-funding-came-from-berlin-not-washington Whereas Moderna's research funding primarily came from; U.S. Government; near $1.5 billion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Warp_Speed Bill Gates; Bill Gates' CEPI, a company he founded/funded 3 years ago, funded Moderna's early-stage development, thus, up until its Phase 2 clinical trial. Note: the Gates have also been a Moderna partner. https://www.modernatx.com/ In addition, since at least 2017, Moderna has forged strategic alliances with several U.S. Government Agencies, and that explains why in its early-stage development, many NIH/BARDA researchers were assigned to developing Moderna's mRNA vaccines. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170727005373/en/Moncef-M.-Slaoui-Ph.D.-Joins-Moderna’s-Board-of-Directors
Questions and Answers; What will be Trump's loyalists reaction to this thread? His loyalists believe Operation Warp Speed is the 9th wonder of the world, thus, knowing that the PRIVATE SECTOR/Project Lightspeed won the race, it somewhat diminishes Trump's glorification.
Questions and Answers; Did both Morderna and BioNtech by-passed FDA's protocol for animal testing? After several online searches, still a mystery to me. ......one source stated "mRNA technology does not require animal testing''. Well, sounds goooooood, but says who????????? ......one source stated that both animal and human testing were conducted at the same time????????? ......another source stated that only one mouse was tested prior to the commencement of Phase 1 trial, thus, just to prove "it was done" so to speak??????????
Now, let's be honest about Trump's contributions to Operation Warp Speed, and Moderna's early-stage development of their mRNA vaccines....... 1. In a previous post, I stated the following indisputable fact; "In addition, since at least 2017, Moderna has forged strategic alliances with several U.S. Government Agencies, and that explains why in its early-stage development, many NIH/BARDA researchers were assigned to developing Moderna's mRNA vaccines. Last paragraph; https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170727005373/en/Moncef-M.-Slaoui-Ph.D.-Joins-Moderna’s-Board-of-Directors and Moderna's Covid19 timeline https://www.modernatx.com/ In other words, Trump had nothing to do with said existing strategic alliances between Moderna and several U.S. Government Agencies, and had nothing to do with developing Moderna's vaccine IN A RECORD TIME. IN FACT; Both Pfizer and Moderna's vaccines were developed in a record time, and mainly due to the mRNA technology. In addition to Moderna's existing partnership with several Government Agencies, the following key players/buddy system largely contributed to Moderna's early stage development; Fauci, NIAID Director Rick Bright, BARDA Director, and his researchers Francis Collins, NIH Director, and his researchers Moncef Slaoui, back then, he was a Mordena Director Bill Gates, a Moderna Partner, and mRNA technology promoter/financier Next; When did Trump jumped on Moderna's bandwagon?
Next; When did Trump jumped on Moderna's bandwagon? But first, one of Trump's statement at the National Association of Counties Legislative Conference, March 3rd, 2020; “We’re moving aggressively to accelerate the process of developing a vaccine. … A lot of good things are happening and they’re happening very fast. I said, ‘Do me a favor, speed it up, speed it up.’ And they will — they’re working really hard and quick.” https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wa...-timeline-coronavirus-vaccine/?outputType=amp CORRECTION; PRIOR to Trump's National Association of Counties Legislative Conference, March 3rd, 2020 “We're moving aggressively to accelerate the process of developing a vaccine. … A lot of good things are happening and they’re happening very fast..........VERY TRUE And then, the Narcissistic guy HAD TO say this; I said, ‘Do me a favor, speed it up, speed it up.’ And they will — they’re working really hard and quick. Folks, that was just a typical self-glorifying statement, however, according to Trump's loyalists; "Trump was responsible for the vaccine" Well, certainly not responsible for the BioNtech/Pfizer vaccine, AND Moderna's early-stage development, thus, from finalizing the sequence for mRNA-1273 to its Phase 2 clinical trial.
What about Moncef Slaoui, Head of Warp Speed, and previously, a Mordena Director nationality and religion?
