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"There is a social responsibility here for everybody to really think hard before deciding not to take the vaccine," Slaoui said. One-third said they would not agree to taking a vaccinePfizer and Moderna have each filed with the Food and Drug Administration for emergency authorized use of their vaccines.
"Look at the reality of what an infectious agent that we cannot even see has done to our population, has killed more than many wars, has stalled our economy, has completely turned upside down the way we live," Slaoui toldon Tuesday. "There is a social responsibility here for everybody to really think hard before deciding not to take the vaccine."
Slaoui and Operation Warp Speed had provided six vaccine candidates with billions of dollars in funding to speed up the vaccine development and distribution process. Vaccines created by pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and biotech firm Moderna have filed for emergency authorized use with the Food and Drug Administration.