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Opinion
Sacks: Pfizer suffers credibility crisis over vaccine transparency
“I would say that the company is also suffering from a credibility crisis by not leveling with the public about the efficacy and safety of their vaccines.”
David Sacks Dec 29, 2023 ▶ 50:55 E159: The Bestie Awards! Recapping the best and worst of 2023
What-if
Sacks: Moderna vaccine would have released before election without trial delay
“If it weren't for those three weeks, Moderna's vaccine would have happened before Pfizer, and it would have come out about a week before the election.”
David Sacks Nov 25, 2020 ▶ 17:45 E13: SPACsgiving Special! Vaccine news, innovation vs regulation, fixing higher ed, challenge trials
Assertion Contradicted
Sacks: Pfizer delayed vaccine trial announcement to avoid influencing the election
“And so Pfizer had this news weeks ago. Now I understand their reason for not wanting to appear to be influencing the outcome of the election. So I, that's why they held onto it.”
David Sacks Nov 11, 2020 ▶ 16:52 E12: Biden wins, Pfizer vaccine, markets rip, Trump's next act, COVID endgame scenarios & more
Prediction Not checkable as stated
Sachs: Oral COVID antiviral pills could end the pandemic in 2022
“These new pills have, I think, a very good shot of doing it next year because they're protease inhibitors, so they stop the virus From replicating, and just, and even if the spike proteins mutate, it will not prevent these protease inhibitors from working. So …”
David Sacks Dec 23, 2021 ▶ 37:10 E60: The 2021 Bestie Awards PLUS Jack Dorsey starts the Web3 Wars
What-if
Calacanis: Trump would have won if Pfizer news broke before election
“I believe if the Pfizer news comes out last week, Trump wins”
Jason Calacanis Nov 11, 2020 ▶ 5:15 E12: Biden wins, Pfizer vaccine, markets rip, Trump's next act, COVID endgame scenarios & more
Assertion Supported
Friedberg estimates Pfizer making $10B-$15B from COVID vaccine in 2023
“I think they're making 10 to fifteen billion dollars on this vaccine this year.”
David Friedberg Jan 27, 2023 ▶ 43:17 E113: DOJ tries to break up Google, vaccine questions, Ukraine escalation & more
Assertion Partly supported
Sacks: Pfizer lost $140 billion in market capitalization in 2023
“Its market cap has lost one hundred and forty billion dollars in valuation in 2023.”
David Sacks Dec 29, 2023 ▶ 50:22 E159: The Bestie Awards! Recapping the best and worst of 2023
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