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Re:2022 Letter by kilgnad on Sunday March 05, 2023 @12:04PM (#35031483)
The FDA would be asking for submission if that vaccine was from Europe. There was a huge supply side problem in the US in the initial stages of the pandemic and any additional vaccines could have alleviated this issue.
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Re:2022 Letter by refurb on Sunday March 05, 2023 @07:43PM (#35036052)
The FDA doesn't "ask" for submission. The manufacturer initiates the review.
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Re:2022 Letter by kilgnad on Monday March 06, 2023 @08:29AM (#35040698)
Don't be so pedantic. When people are dying and supply is low, "asking" for it is a valid move whether by the FDA or the president.

The fact that it wasn't done is deliberate from both sides.

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Re:2022 Letter by refurb on Monday March 06, 2023 @08:38PM (#35050397)
That's not how it works. I should know - I've submitted things to the FDA.

If the Chinese vaccine manufacturers wanted an FDA review, they can pay a fee and get it.

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Re:2022 Letter by kilgnad on Tuesday March 07, 2023 @08:22PM (#35063926)
It's not about the technicalities of submission. It's about whether or not there was political desire to "bend the knee" and ask for a vaccine. The answer is obviously no. Neither side will do it.
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