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Seems like anything made by this company should contain warnings like

"This manufacturer has never released an approved vaccine"

and

"This manufacturer is not allowed to make a profit on this product, so there is no monetary incentive to ensure quality after the product is authorized for emergency use"

I fully expect the same quality as soviet era cars.

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Why don't we look at the actual data instead of supposing? Presumably because it wouldn't support your conclusion in the slightest. Please don't promote anti vaxxer misinformation.

AstraZeneca has staked their reputation as an extremely large firm that makes all sorts of pharmaceuticals on the safety and efficacy of this vaccine, the idea that they have no incentive to ensure the quality of the product is absolutely bonkers.

Hilariously Lada cars - the Soviet era cars being referenced I expect - were exported for the express purpose of making a profit!

They can fall back on the usual refrain. "We didn't know" "We couldn't have known" "We used the best data available at the time" and they also have a new out "Blame Oxford, it was their drug" etc.

What's Pfizer's reputation? Seems to be fine among the masses, despite decades of mismanagement and killing people.

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