According to Pfizer, the pharmaceutical companies wanted to emphasize COVID-19 immunization and the vaccine’s core mRNA technology. They also wanted to encompass “community” and “immunity” into the final product.
Comirnaty touches all of the bases.
The name “represents a combination of the terms COVID-19, mRNA, community, and immunity, to highlight the first authorization of a messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccine, as well as the joint global efforts that made this achievement possible with unprecedented rigor and efficiency — and with safety at the forefront — during this global pandemic,” Pfizer and BioNTech said.
(17strings speculation: or maybe that’s the official reason they came up with, after the White Hats made them call it that, to poke fun at Biden.)
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Synopsis: There are two letters in one. No full authorization until 2023 or 2024, the way Dr. Malone reads them. The one that has the liability shield is the current one, it's still under EUA. The one that's approved, is still being developed, it doesn't exist yet, and has not liability shield. They acknowledge the cardiomyopathy issues require a 5-year follow-up.
