Moderna Vaccine Had Decade Head Start Over Pfizer: Chairman

Nov.16 -- Moderna Inc. reported its Covid-19 vaccine was 94.5% effective in a preliminary analysis of a large late-stage clinical trial. Noubar Afeyan, Moderna co-founder and chairman, discusses the company's new data, distribution, plan for emergency use authorization and its advantage over a vaccine by Pfizer Inc. Afeyan spoke with Bloomberg's Emily Chang.

[mzar]

3:47 for those curious about the title

[leokscott]

Wow, good interview. It has been a long time since I watched a reporter ask questions that help inform their audience.

[stancj]

He didnt say they were working on a Covid vaccine ten years ago, he said that they were working on mrna technology ten years ago. Also you guys realize the flu vaccine is basically a new vaccine produced every year right? The intellect of the general public concerns me greatly

[lucynick]

These comments are seriously concerning me

[dmitryjoy]

As I read comments here, I weep for this country.

[EVERSAWHARDROCK]

If you tell a lie big enough and keep repeating it people will eventually come to believe it.

[findingabalance]

Are they admitting this was planned over ten years ago? Hmmm

[benbohannon]

Great interview. Intelligent questions. And this guy makes me feel comfortable and confident in the innovation processes put in place to explore the edges of science. Like Google’s Alphabet parent company, he’s creating a platform to spin off many innovating companies, Moderna being just one example. It’s a great time to be alive. (Just a bad year to wait.)

[WaldoGuapo]

So NOBODY is gonna question the long term effects ??? 3yrs 5yrs 10yrs???

[bulletbob]

Hey, this is a good interview. Insightful and on point. Moderna rocks!! American innovation from MIT!!

[angelrivera]

I'll go with my red turmeric, white ginger, lemon, honey, green tea in a boiling water

[Templestone]

There is ALWAYS a spectrum of information which will be hidden, in all things [man] seeks to know. To think otherwise is just negligence.
Proceed at your own risk.

[cosmoeventsst]

$2.5 billion of U.S. taxpayer money. Why isn't there a state science agency that creates these vaccines instead of private companies that get all this taxpayer money? Other countries do this but here in the U.S. it's all about politicians giving money to private companies then they get kick backs in contributions and many times positions in these companies once they leave office.

[warriorpoet]

I love how the conspiracy theory crazies come out.... they scream “we doubt science”....on their smart

[stillcovalent]

Then why are the results released 2 weeks after the Election and not BEFORE???

[ScoopDogg]

decade head start, we find out in january rofl

[pauld.b]

How exactly have they been working on it for a decade when covid just started this year?

[RavenStar]

"Avoid severe hope..."
Remember how Gardasil was "safe" and that went thru the entire "proper" approval process? Lol NOPE

[diychad]

I have a fuck do they get a decade Headstart when this is supposedly a novel virus?

[LadyCoyKoi]

Vaccine Had Decade Head ... and that's how the zombie apocalypse begins. Also, why reporter have creepy smile over this serious topic?