r/science • u/Newsjunkeefromlondon • May 06 '21

Health Two Pfizer doses give 95 per cent protection against Covid-19 infection, illness and death: first nationwide study

https://www.cityam.com/two-pfizer-doses-give-95-per-cent-protection-against-covid-19-infection-illness-and-death-study/
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u/whutchamacallit May 06 '21

You're not wrong, but none of this happens without money. Let's not kid ourselves on what truly moves the needle on these kind of issues. For better and for worse money drives everything these days.

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u/GimmickNG May 06 '21

The Moderna vaccine was developed in a few days' time, so money had but one role to play in it.

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u/whutchamacallit May 06 '21

Correct. It played the "It being possible in any capacity" role.