> I cannot recall another example in my lifetime of a global populous all agreeing to purchase a pharmaceutical company's medical product - not just once, but 2-3x per person - in under two years' time.
Well this is the first major global pandemic in a century, so that would stand to reason, no? Most of the world received the polio vaccine within a few years of its discovery btw
The rollout of COVID-19 vaccines was far faster than Salk's polio vaccine. It was not used in lower income countries for quite a while, really until OPV came along to really get going. The vaccine was made by multiple manufacturers in the US, including what is now Pfizer.
Well this is the first major global pandemic in a century, so that would stand to reason, no? Most of the world received the polio vaccine within a few years of its discovery btw