Unpatented Shot Dubbed 'The World's Covid-19 Vaccine' Wins Emergency Approval in India

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Formally known as Corbevax, the protein-based vaccine has been nicknamed "The World's Covid-19 Vaccine" because it is not patented, meaning that manufacturers across the globe can produce the shot without fear of legal retribution from governments or private companies.

"This vaccine can be made locally all over the world, and we've now technology-transferred our Texas Children's vaccine to producers in India, Indonesia, Bangladesh, [and] Botswana," Hotez wrote on Twitter. "Our Texas Children's Center does not plan to make money on this, it's a gift to the world."

The approach Corbevax's developers have opted to pursue stands in stark contrast to that of Pfizer and Moderna, U.S.-based pharmaceutical giants that are fiercely guarding their vaccine recipes—and reaping massive profits—as billions of people in low-income countries remain without access to the lifesaving shots nearly two years into the deadly pandemic.

Specifically, the company said Corbevax demonstrated a superior immune response compared to the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine—also known as Covishield—against both the original coronavirus strain and the still-pervasive Delta variant.

No info yet on efficacy against omicron.

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2021/12/28/unpatented-shot-dubbed-worlds-covid-19-vaccine-wins-emergency-approval-india

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1. FYI: Pfizer is European based, not US.

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2. Really?

Their world headquarters is in downtown New York. I've been to it.
I found this on Wikipedia.

Pfizer Inc. (/ˈfaɪzər/ FY-zər)[2] is an American multinational pharmaceutical and biotechnology corporation headquartered on 42nd Street in Manhattan, New York City. The company was established in 1849 in New York by two German immigrants, Charles Pfizer (1824–1906) and his cousin Charles F. Erhart (1821–1891).

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3. Remember the CEO, seemingly delayed the announcement of the vaxx...

until after the election (I was quietly overjoyed that he delayed the announcement)? He announced it from Germany. And Pfizer was not funded by Warp Speed, although they did later get big orders from it.

[ProfessorGAC]

4. They Have Facilities All Over The World

The European main office may be in Switzerland.
I used to drive by a Pfizer site in Brazil, every day when I visited that city where our facility was located. (We had 3 in Brazil)
Big, but not enormous facility.
An engineer who worked at our site in Germany used to work for Pfizer in Austria.
The CEO could have made that announcement from anywhere & still be in a Pfizer site.

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5. Sure. Sites all over the world. But the vaxx was announced from Europe.

I do believe if it was part of Warp Speed trump would've made sure it was announced before the election.

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6. Perhaps

But I can assure you that I've been to their world HQ, and I know the difference between NYC & Switzerland. I've been to both many times.

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7. As you've said, there are sites around the world. I'm just glad...

he waited until after the election to announce it. Aren't you? trump might've won if he hadn''t waited. And he did announce it from Europe.

[ProfessorGAC]

8. I Trust Your Memory, Brush

And, it is good that it was post election.
Have a good NYE.