Joe Biden Coronavirus Adviser: Vaccine Should Be Distributed Globally, Not to America First

[mystery-ak]

Joe Biden Coronavirus Adviser: Vaccine Should Be Distributed Globally, Not to America First

Joel B. Pollak 9 Nov 2020

Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, who was named to Joe Biden’s coronavirus advisory team on Monday, published a paper in September arguing that any coronavirus vaccine should be distributed globally according to something called the “Fair Priority Model.”

Emanuel, the lead author on a paper in Science called “An ethical framework for global vaccine allocation,” argued that there should be a “fair international distribution of vaccine,” rather than what he and his co-authors call “vaccine nationalism.”

“Reasonable national partiality does not permit retaining more vaccine than the amount needed to keep the rate of transmission (Rt) below 1, when that vaccine could instead mitigate substantial COVID-19–related harms in other countries that have been unable to keep Rt below 1 through ongoing public-health efforts,” Emanuel and his co-authors write.

He and his co-authors reject a proposal by the World Health Organization (WHO) to distribute vaccines proportionally, with “with 3% of each country’s population receiving vaccines” and allocation up to 20% of the population in every country.

They also reject a proposal to prevent the highest number of deaths by giving vaccines to countries based on “the number of frontline health care workers, the proportion of population over 65, and the number of people with comorbidities.”

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[catfish1957]

Wow...  T minus 72 days, and the Biden America Last theme already rears its ugly head.

Americans are beyond sick of funding big pharma R & D by paying higher drug costs, and now getting screwed by being an also ran in the Vaccine distribution. 

[sneakypete]

"We iz da wurld......

We iz da peep-pulls......"

I am GUESSING he and HIS family will be getting the first vaccinations,though.

[catfish1957]

"We iz da wurld......

We iz da peep-pulls......"

I am GUESSING he and HIS family will be getting the first vaccinations,though.

And I am just dying to see if some 3rd world slugs get priority over our health care professionals.  That's going to go over great politically. /s.

[skeeter]

And I am just dying to see if some 3rd world slugs get priority over our health care professionals.  That's going to go over great politically. /s.

71 million of us will be outraged. A similar lesser figure will think it is just. The rest will go back to watching Dancing With The Stars.

[rustynail]

Except for the 'elites'  whites last.

[mystery-ak]

Nolte: Biden Adviser and Conspiracy Theorist Zeke Emanuel Opposes Elderly Receiving Vaccines
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/11/10/nolte-biden-adviser-and-conspiracy-theorist-zeke-emanuel-opposes-elderly-receiving-vaccines/

[sneakypete]

Except for the 'elites'  whites last.

@rustynail

Depends on how who is "counting",counts Jews. If they consider Jews to be white,THOSE will be "white people" who get the vaccinations first. Racists like Chuckie Schulmer will make sure of this.

If whoever is "counting" counts them as Semites or any other minority,they will be first in line to get the shots.

Some people are just more "special" than other people.

Non-Jewish whites will be last on the lists to receive the vaccinations unless they are connected to someone "important". Like people who are news readers on your teebee,for example. They spread the propaganda,so they
will be among the first to receive the shots,regardless of race,culture,or country of origin.

Some rats are just more important than other rats.

[catfish1957]

Nolte: Biden Adviser and Conspiracy Theorist Zeke Emanuel Opposes Elderly Receiving Vaccines
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/11/10/nolte-biden-adviser-and-conspiracy-theorist-zeke-emanuel-opposes-elderly-receiving-vaccines/

Early precursors of soylent green.  Joe's gotta fix Medicare somehow.  Maybe Cuomo can help with his school of nursing home epidemiology.

[Cyber Liberty]

Zeke can go piss up a rope.  "America First."

[mountaineer]

Nolte: Biden Adviser and Conspiracy Theorist Zeke Emanuel Opposes Elderly Receiving Vaccines

Considering he thinks people should die when they turn 75, it's not surprising.

[conservativevoter]

If the dims feel it is necessary to give the vaccine(s) to furriners first, why can't we lace the stuff with coke first?  (Not the kind you drink.  The kind Hunter uses.)
 
 

[Wingnut]

Considering he thinks people should die when they turn 75, it's not surprising.

So Biden is over due? 

[skeeter]

Zeke can go piss up a rope.  "America First."

Gosh it almost seems like they don't like us.

[catfish1957]

Gosh it almost seems like they don't like us.

The left was so hell bent having the lead story every night that blamed DJT for x amount of COVID cases and deaths.

Need to return the favor and start enumerating how many Americans caught and died of COVID because of federal government's decison to share the vaccine overseas.  Stick the knife in, and turn it.

[skeeter]

The left was so hell bent having the lead story every night that blamed DJT for x amount of COVID cases and deaths.

Need to return the favor and start enumerating how many Americans caught and died of COVID because of federal government's decison to share the vaccine overseas.  Stick the knife in, and turn it.

If there were any justice. But I'm increasingly afraid we'll have to wait until the next life for that.

[Cyber Liberty]

Gosh it almost seems like they don't like us.

Now, now!  Let's not go over the top!

They only want to kill us.

[rustynail]

Now, now!  Let's not go over the top!

They only want to kill us.

Out here some will kill them back.

[Cyber Liberty]

Out here some will kill them back.

That's our policy, as Ron White would say.

[PeteS in CA]

1. Why should the ~$10B American taxpayers have invested in the several vaccines benefit US taxpayers last?

2. Is Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel so forking ignorant of the 8 (IIRC) vaccines that in varying degrees have been enabled and funded by the US that he doesn't know that almost all or all will be produced outside of the US as well as inside of the US and the vaccines will be available all over the world without @#$%ing over US taxpayers as he advocates?

3. Politics aside to the degree possible, the ignorance and the scarcity of relevant competencies in Biden's Covid-19 task force is appalling and portends ill for the outcome of the hard work of Trump's Task Force.

[Wingnut]

That's our policy, as Ron White would say.

Lets put in an express lane too!

[dfwgator]

Anyone who voted for Biden should go to the back of the line.  That's what they voted for.

[Cyber Liberty]

1. Why should the ~$10B American taxpayers have invested in the several vaccines benefit US taxpayers last?

I don't think the taxpayer paid for it.  What the President did was use an EO to break down the FDA's usual roadblocks.

ETA:  It's not relevant, because America companies did pay.

I could be wrong....

[PeteS in CA]

I don't think the taxpayer paid for it.  What the President did was use an EO to break down the FDA's usual roadblocks.

ETA:  It's not relevant, because America companies did pay.

I could be wrong....

Congress appropriated $10B for vaccine and treatments development, testing, and procurement. For example:

May 21, 2020 - Under Operation Warp Speed, US secures 300 million doses, almost a third, of potential AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine; https://business.financialpost.com/technology/u-s-secures-300-million-doses-of-potential-astrazeneca-covid-19-vaccine-3

May 21, 2020 - Under Operation Warp Speed,  AstraZeneca received support of more than $1B from the US Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority for development, production, and delivery of the vaccine, starting in the fall; development Phase III clinical trial with 30,000 participants and a paediatric trial; https://www.astrazeneca.com/content/astraz/media-centre/press-releases/2020/astrazeneca-advances-response-to-global-covid-19-challenge-as-it-receives-first-commitments-for-oxfords-potential-new-vaccine.html

August 5, 2020 - Johnson & Johnson announced an agreement between its Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies and the US government for large scale domestic manufacturing and delivery of 100 million doses of Janssen's Covid-19 vaccine, subject to successful testing and with an option to purchase an additional 200 million doses; https://www.janssen.com/johnson-johnson-announces-agreement-us-government-100-million-doses-investigational-covid-19-vaccine , https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2020/08/05/hhs-dod-collaborate-with-johnson-and-johnson-to-produce-millions-of-covid-19-investigational-vaccine-doses.html

April 16, 2020 - Moderna awarded up to $483M by BARDA to accelerate development of mRNA coronavirus vaccine; https://investors.modernatx.com/news-releases/news-release-details/moderna-announces-award-us-government-agency-barda-483-million

July 26, 2020 - Moderna announced a modification to its contract with BARDA for additional funding to support late development, including the expanded Phase III study of its COVID-19 vaccine; https://investors.modernatx.com/news-releases/news-release-details/moderna-announces-expansion-barda-agreement-support-larger-phase

August 11, 2020 - Moderna announced that the U.S. government has secured 100 million doses of Moderna's Covid-19 vaccine; https://investors.modernatx.com/news-releases/news-release-details/moderna-announces-supply-agreement-us-government-initial-100 , https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2020/08/11/trump-administration-collaborates-with-moderna-produce-100-million-doses-covid-19-investigational-vaccine.html

July 7, 2020 - HHS and DOD announced a $1.6 billion agreement with Novavax for commercial-scale manufacturing of the company’s COVID-19 vaccine, purchase of 100M doses; https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2020/07/07/hhs-dod-collaborate-novavax-produce-millions-covid-19-investigational-vaccine-doses-commercial-scale-manufacturing-demonstration-projects.html , https://ir.novavax.com/news-releases/news-release-details/novavax-announces-16-billion-funding-operation-warp-speed

July 22, 2020 - Pfizer and BioNTech announced an agreement with the US HHS Department and the DoD under Operation Warp Speed to begin delivering 300 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine in 2021, with the US government receiving 100 million doses of the vaccine; https://www.pfizer.com/news/press-release/press-release-detail/pfizer-and-biontech-announce-agreement-us-government-600 , https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-22/pfizer-biontech-receive-u-s-order-for-covid-vaccine , https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2020/07/22/us-government-engages-pfizer-produce-millions-doses-covid-19-vaccine.html

July 31, 2020 - Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline announced an agreement under Operation Warp Speed for funding clinical trials and delivery of 100 million doses, with an option for 500 million more doses; https://www.gsk.com/en-gb/media/press-releases/sanofi-and-gsk-selected-for-operation-warp-speed-to-supply-united-states-government-with-100-million-doses-of-covid-19-vaccine/ , https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/2020/07/31/hhs-dod-partner-sanofi-gsk-commercial-scale-manufacturing-demonstration-project-produce-millions-covid-19-investigational-vaccine-doses.html

Given that the $$ for these contracts was appropriated by Congress for that purpose, it may be illegal to divert these vaccine doses as Dr. Emanuel advocates.

[mountaineer]

So Biden is over due?