uh we signed a treaty, we have the legal obligation to do so. the government is not consulted, they are informed likely just before or during the arrest.
didn't want to get political in your thread, BP
but Trump laid down the law - Exec Order
any vaccines developed with funding from Op Warp Speed could not be exported
It is definitely politically motivated on the US end, Canada got stuck in the middle of it.
US issued an extradition order for the Huawei exec. Canada has an extradition treaty with the US that goes both ways. If Canada were to say no, we would be opening up a whole can of diplomatic issues with the US.
balance of understanding
of course the money was essential
and it's not a generationally important decision to spend it
anyone in the office would have done the same
Several companies including Moderna and AstraZeneca made use of Operation Warp Speed money for vaccine development although it wasn't the only source of funds for those companies.
The Pfizer vaccine was developed without development money from Operation Warp Speed, although the company did enter into a purchase agreement later on (obviously, given that it was the first one to be approved and is now in use).
Vaccine distribution under the Trump administration was botched via neglect. By the time it became apparent that distribution would be able to start while that administration was still in power, that administration (and specifically its leadership) was paying attention to other matters, and they basically tossed the vaccine over the wall to the states for them to figure out independently with no discernible planning or co-ordination.
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Several companies including Moderna and AstraZeneca made use of Operation Warp Speed money for vaccine development although it wasn't the only source of funds for those companies.
The Pfizer vaccine was developed without development money from Operation Warp Speed, although the company did enter into a purchase agreement later on (obviously, given that it was the first one to be approved and is now in use).
Vaccine distribution under the Trump administration was botched via neglect. By the time it became apparent that distribution would be able to start while that administration was still in power, that administration (and specifically its leadership) was paying attention to other matters, and they basically tossed the vaccine over the wall to the states for them to figure out independently with no discernible planning or co-ordination.
Pfizer took nearly 2 billion dollars from the OWS program... whether they used the money on the research or on updating and expanding their manufacturing and distribution makes zero difference. The project helped.
Read CNN's fact-check article posted above. CNN did not "tell us that Operation Warp Speed had nothing to do with the vaccines developed in the USA and was a failed program".
CNN's fact-check article states the situation accurately and without making a click-bait political accusation or claim.
No one is claiming that Operation Warp Speed was a "failed program".
The piece of it that was botched, was the distribution part of it.
....Vaccine distribution under the Trump administration was botched via neglect. By the time it became apparent that distribution would be able to start while that administration was still in power, that administration (and specifically its leadership) was paying attention to other matters, and they basically tossed the vaccine over the wall to the states for them to figure out independently with no discernible planning or co-ordination.
That’s not exactly the way it is. Think of the USA as a collection of states, each with a constitution and distinct sovereign rights.
Each state is responsible for the response inside their borders. Vaccine distribution is a state thing, not a federal thing.
Aldo know that as of early Feb, the US had distributed and delivered more jabs every day than Canada has delivered in total. Over 50 million jabs delivered in the US so far vs 1.3m inCanada.
The US delivered 1.65 million jabs today, Canada did 18 thousand.
Read CNN's fact-check article posted above. CNN did not "tell us that Operation Warp Speed had nothing to do with the vaccines developed in the USA and was a failed program".
CNN's fact-check article states the situation accurately and without making a click-bait political accusation or claim.
No one is claiming that Operation Warp Speed was a "failed program".
The piece of it that was botched, was the distribution part of it.
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