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2023-06-29 12:29:54 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

Although Pfizer did not accept US government funding for initial development of its COVID-19 vaccine, the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine was part of Operation Warp Speed. A July 22, 2020 press release from Pfizer and multiple news reports confirm this. https://investors.pfizer.com/Investors/News/news-details/2020/Pfizer-and-BioNTech-Announce-an-Agreement-with-U.S.-Government-for-up-to-600-Million-Doses-of-mRNA-based-Vaccine-Candidate-Against-SARS-CoV-2-07-22-2020/default.aspx https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Warp_Speed#:~:text=2020.%5B52%5D-,Other%20companies%20involved%20in%20the%20Warp%20Speed%20program,Pfizer%E2%80%93BioNTech,-The%20BioNtech%20project https://www.cnn.com/factsfirst/politics/factcheck_565aa63a-4c46-4eea-9586-093253d1bdf3 https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/31/health/pfizer-vaccine-manufacturing/index.html#:~:text=Pfizer%20was%20part%20of%20Operation%20Warp%20Speed%20as%20a%20potential%20supplier%20for%20Covid%2D19%20vaccines%20and%20had%20a%20purchase%20agreement%20for%20an%20initial%20100%20million%20doses.%20However%2C%20the%20company%20didn%E2%80%99t%20receive%20federal%20funding%20for%20the%20research%20or%20development%20of%20the%20vaccine https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/10/health/was-the-pfizer-vaccine-part-of-the-governments-operation-warp-speed.html#:~:text=a%20spokeswoman%20for%20Pfizer%20clarified%20that%20the%20company%20is%20part%20of%20Operation%20Warp%20Speed%20as%20a%20supplier%20of%20a%20potential%20coronavirus%20vaccine https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/11/24/938591815/pfizers-coronavirus-vaccine-supply-contract-excludes-many-taxpayer-protections#:~:text=Although%20Pfizer%20didn%27t%20receive%20government%20funding%20this%20spring%20toward%20research%20and%20development%20of%20the%20vaccine%2C%20it%20nevertheless%20received%20one%20of%20the%20largest%20Operation%20Warp%20Speed%20supply%20contracts%20to%20date%20on%20July%2021.

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• Although Pfizer did not accept US government funding for initial development of its COVID-19 vaccine, the Pfizer–BioNTech vaccine was part of Operation Warp Speed. A July 22, 2020 press release from Pfizer and multiple news reports confirm this. https://investors.pfizer.com/Investors/News/news-details/2020/Pfizer-and-BioNTech-Announce-an-Agreement-with-U.S.-Government-for-up-to-600-Million-Doses-of-mRNA-based-Vaccine-Candidate-Against-SARS-CoV-2-07-22-2020/default.aspx https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Warp_Speed#:~:text=2020.%5B52%5D-,Other%20companies%20involved%20in%20the%20Warp%20Speed%20program,Pfizer%E2%80%93BioNTech,-The%20BioNtech%20project https://www.cnn.com/factsfirst/politics/factcheck_565aa63a-4c46-4eea-9586-093253d1bdf3 https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/31/health/pfizer-vaccine-manufacturing/index.html#:~:text=Pfizer%20was%20part%20of%20Operation%20Warp%20Speed%20as%20a%20potential%20supplier%20for%20Covid%2D19%20vaccines%20and%20had%20a%20purchase%20agreement%20for%20an%20initial%20100%20million%20doses.%20However%2C%20the%20company%20didn%E2%80%99t%20receive%20federal%20funding%20for%20the%20research%20or%20development%20of%20the%20vaccine https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/10/health/was-the-pfizer-vaccine-part-of-the-governments-operation-warp-speed.html#:~:text=a%20spokeswoman%20for%20Pfizer%20clarified%20that%20the%20company%20is%20part%20of%20Operation%20Warp%20Speed%20as%20a%20supplier%20of%20a%20potential%20coronavirus%20vaccine https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/11/24/938591815/pfizers-coronavirus-vaccine-supply-contract-excludes-many-taxpayer-protections#:~:text=Although%20Pfizer%20didn%27t%20receive%20government%20funding%20this%20spring%20toward%20research%20and%20development%20of%20the%20vaccine%2C%20it%20nevertheless%20received%20one%20of%20the%20largest%20Operation%20Warp%20Speed%20supply%20contracts%20to%20date%20on%20July%2021.