Thread by @DonnaYoungDC

There's another #WarpSpeed briefing today at 11:30amET
hhs.gov/live/live-1/in…

While officials declare victory with #COVID19 #vaccines, keep in mind nearly 318,000 Americans have lost their lives -- lives lost Trump & Azar refuse to acknowledge.

$MRNA $PFE $BNTX #MaskUp

https://twitter.com/DonnaYoungDC/status/1340968747297878016

#HHS / @DeptofDefense #WarpSpeed briefing starting soon.
hhs.gov/live/live-1/in…
&
c-span.org/video/?507481-…

& here:


#COVID19 #vaccines $MRNA $PFE $BTNX

Reminder: 318,000 Americans have died of #COVID19.

Alex Azar refuses to acknowledge that at his briefings.
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#COVID19 #vaccines $MRNA $PFE $BNTX

Why does Alex Azar get to choose which #COVID19 #vaccines he's going to get when other Americans don't get that choice?

Azar said he'd get $MRNA in the coming days.

What priority group does Azar fall into? He's leaving HHS in less than a month. So why is he a priority?

Azar now again promoting use of $REGN $LLY #COVID19 antibody drugs, which aren't being used because of difficulty administering them & testing results are too slow. spglobal.com/marketintellig…

#WarpSpeed Slaoui notes last week's #VRBPAC for $MRNA #COVID19 vaccine spglobal.com/marketintellig… #vaccines

#WarpSpeed Slaoui says negotiations ongoing with $PFE for additional 100 million doses.

$JNJ trial closed. Optimistic.

$AZN phase 3 trial 26,000+ recruited.

#COVID19 #vaccines $BNTX

#WarpSpeed Slaoui notes the variant #COVID19. No hard evidence more transmissible.
Maybe seeding happening in the shadows.
Studies ongoing UK/NIH.

#vaccines

#WarpSpeed Perna notes 7.9M $MRNA & $PFE #COVID19 #vaccines doses sent to 4000 locations today/tomorrow [that's more than 3700 he said Saturday spglobal.com/marketintellig… ].

Azar: It's important we be measured in our approach. 10s of millions doses out.
Late Feb/into March more general vaccination.
If have $JNJ & $AZN, that accelerates timeline.
By Q2 2021, enough #COVID19 #vaccines to vaccinate American population.

$MRNA $PFE $BNTX

Azar: We should have 20M doses to allocate for distribution by end of this year plus booster shot.
By end of Jan, 50M people vaccinated.
By end of Feb w/ just $MRNA & $PFE 100M shots in arms delivered [Again, this is NOT 100M people vaccinated Azar originally said by then.]

Q: UPS/FedEx transportation. How many contractors?
Perna: There are several other "capabilities" added to enable greater extension.

"I leave that up to the primes … and hold them accountable."

[Um, so security #COVID19 #vaccines is of no interest to Perna??? 🤔🙄🤔 ]

#WarpSpeed Slaoui on new #COVID19 strain: There is no evidence that this virus is more pathogenic than previous virus.

Azar: By end of February it will be 100M first/second doses combined — shots in arms.
By end of Jan, enough for 50M first vaccinations.

[Again this isn't what Slaoui 1st promised. They backtracked on number of people vaccinated. Initially vowed 100M vaccinated by end of Feb.]

Azar: Allocated means it's been made available to governors to tell us to ship. Distributed means been shipped.
Parts US where $REGN $LLY antibodies not being used effectively
"We simply can't have this very valuable tool...sitting on the shelves," says Azar, a former $LLY exec.

Azar: Encouraging governors on monoclonal antibodies to not only have a ship to hospitals, but also shipped to retail pharmacies that have infusion centers, home health that can do home infusion off site, outpatient infusion centers, skilled nursing facilities.

$REGN $LLY

Former $LLY Exec Azar really doing a lot of work here advertising for his former company again today.

Perna: Every dose is so important.
Want to make sure it's cared for that way

Steady as we go & we'll see good progress as we get better & better every day.

#COVID19 #vaccines $PFE $BNTX $MRNA

Perna: Going to see many long-term care vaccinating. Some started last week.
At end of day, supporting state plans/execution.
Good partnership w/ $CVS $WBA & 70,000 LTCFs.
HC & LTCFs will be sharing in execution.
1300 facilities today for execution.

$PFE $MRNA #COVID19 #vaccines

Perna on $PFE #COVID19 vaccine foul-up: Forecast was one.
Actual allocation was another.
At end of the day, it was fair across the whole country.

[Not apologetic as he was Saturday. He's done apologizing. Did Trump yell at him for saying he's sorry? spglobal.com/marketintellig… ]

Perna: Pfizer has checked it & four trays arrived a -92 rather than -80. But vaccine OK for safe use.

$PFE #COVID19 #vaccines

#WarpSpeed Slaoui: Vaccine induces immune response against several isotopes around spike protein.
The chances one set of mutations would alter those isotopes are extremely low.

#COVID19 #vaccines

Perna: The cadence & how we are going to allocate & work through ordering & pick & pack & distribute is getting stronger every day.
We're only into day 9 or 10.
Really spectacular to see $PFE $MRNA #FDX $UPS $MCK leaders personally be involved.
Confidence in quality control.

Again, why does Azar get to choose to get $MRNA over $PFE?

If Azar is getting vaccinated now without being in priority group, will @XavierBecerra get #COVID19 vaccine, too?

What about @vivek_murthy? Jerome Adams got it Friday.

Azar, Adams are out of #HHS in less than a month.

On Dec 2 Slaoui said 100M PEOPLE vaccinated by end of Feb. $PFE & $MRNA would 40M doses by end of Dec/20M people.
He said there'd be 60M doses ready in Jan/or 30M vaccinated;100M doses in Feb/another 50M vaccinated.

Azar has since backtracked & now says 100M shots in arms.