01-27-2021, 05:36 PM
In a political sleight-of-hand, the current administration is claiming that they are shipping 16% more vaccine, but it appears that they actually are shipping the same amount of vaccine, just changing the claimed doses.
The drug companies produce less vaccine per dollar paid to them. Â The politicians claim they are improving vaccine delivery. Â Â But the people don't win.
In other news, the current administration is buying enough additional vaccine so the total number of courses is 300M. Â Who is to get the remaining 50M doses after the roughly 250M 16+ are vaccinated? Â Or was paying for 20% more doses than needed some sort of incentive to the drug company?
Also, the current administration is limiting shipments to less than available doses by guaranteeing they will deliver no more than they promise 3 weeks earlier. Â If the drug companies produce more vaccine, the government won't ship it. Â Indeed, the government may have to create a reserve of 3 weeks of doses in case of a problem (say a fire breaks out at a plant).
The drug companies produce less vaccine per dollar paid to them. Â The politicians claim they are improving vaccine delivery. Â Â But the people don't win.
In other news, the current administration is buying enough additional vaccine so the total number of courses is 300M. Â Who is to get the remaining 50M doses after the roughly 250M 16+ are vaccinated? Â Or was paying for 20% more doses than needed some sort of incentive to the drug company?
Also, the current administration is limiting shipments to less than available doses by guaranteeing they will deliver no more than they promise 3 weeks earlier. Â If the drug companies produce more vaccine, the government won't ship it. Â Indeed, the government may have to create a reserve of 3 weeks of doses in case of a problem (say a fire breaks out at a plant).