Global pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, the company behind the COVID-19 vaccine being used in New Zealand, is shutting down Sir John Key after he suggested the Government could have paid more to have earlier access to jabs.
Pfizer has since said it hasn’t done that for any Government in the world.
It comes after former Prime Minister Sir John wrote a column published on Sunday describing New Zealand as a “smug hermit kingdom” because of the Government’s COVID-19 response.Â
In follow-up interviews on Monday, Sir John doubled down on his criticism – saying New Zealanders needed a plan for beyond COVID-19.Â
Sir John on The AM Show claimed a Government failure to buy COVID-19 vaccines when they were offered was behind New Zealand’s continued lockdowns.
“The reason we locked down hard was that we failed to buy the vaccines when we were offered them, by the way, for $40 million more… but the lockdown’s been costing us $1 billion, sometimes more than that a week,” he told host Ryan Bridge.
“I know for a fact – over time when interest rates go up, the future Ministers of Finance will one day get up and say to the New Zealand people – ‘by the way, that latest drug, those more police, those various different things you want, we can’t afford those.'”
In response, Pfizer said the idea of any Government paying extra for early vaccine dose delivery was “incorrect and baseless”.
“Pfizer is committed to equitable access that will give all people access to a vaccine,” said a spokesperson for the pharmaceutical giant. “Pfizer entered into an initial agreement with the Government to supply 1.5 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine on December 22 2020 and entered into an additional agreement for 8.5 million on March 5, 2021.”
The spokesperson said Pfizer’s discussions with the New Zealand Government were confidential but noted each agreement was based on dose availability at the time.
One of the favorite lies of the Right is that Jacinda’s slow vaccine roll out made us vulnerable to Covid when the truth was that we were limited to supply side issues beyond our control. The truth is we couldn’t have gotten the vaccine earlier.
The Right have pushed on this lie with Key going as far as claiming we could have spent more to get it faster.
Pfizer have seen those lies and have gone as far as publicly attacking Key for spreading them.
If the Right are so confident we on the Left are so wrong about putting public health before them making money, why does Key have to lie?
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But apparently he’s a “Great Man”.
So lying determines whether you are great now?
Why does Key have to lie ? Because it is in his nature ? Because he wasn’t the smartest boy in the class? Because he really believes that money can buy anything ? Because he knows that pond ripples never regroup, but settle as sludge on the other side ? Because he has an agenda ? Because he flounders every now and then for want of nothing else to do ? Repeating childhood patterns ? Just because ?
“Why does Key have to lie ?” straight forward answer…
Because he is addicted to money and like any addiction deception is never far away.
Well said.
Why does Key have to lie ?
Because he’s a liar. Born to it or had to practise, all the same result, he’s simply a natural liar.
An antipodean Trump without the learning difficulties.
Key doesn’t see it as lying, merely playing the game like companies that used to declare bankruptcy to avoid paying debt. And the law was written to allow it. Thankfully politics is showing signs of moving on and Key and his type are just the celebrity con artists of yesterday that were once pandered to.
Indeed Applewood. We can tell them by their fruit (their actions). John Key is a manipulative deceitful traitor to NZers. Dirty Politics. Member of (NAT) aka The Filthy Few. A terrorist. Lock him up!
Some people just go that way as they get older. Next door’s granddad did. Poor old man.
I mean who gets smuggler than that asshole? He is the epitome of smug. He can fark off!
“Smug hermit kingdom”. At least hermits are associated with wisdom–a stark contrast to what he has to offer.
I smell a longer game at play. Why else would he wade in now? The timing suggests a leadership tilt at Collins but not quite yet, perhaps closer to the election when a fresh face without the baggage on record is introduced…my bet is on Luxon. It worked with Key, and National can try it again…Luxon seems a softer empathetic choice than both Key and Collins
How do you know when John Key is lying?
Whenever he shows up.
What’s John Key’s favorite fish?
Groper.
Bruce Moose: Alternative truth: Eel. Slippery and lives in mud.
Shark.
Jacinda should team up with Key and form a new alliance party that has two policies:
1- Enrich the 1%
2- Destroy poor peoples lives
Of course Mr Key believes he knows everything about everything. John Key was once described as a ‘master derivatives trader’. Interestingly it was an American who explained to me how Key had manipulated the NZD to serve himself. He must have been a sneaky, devious little boy growing up in the house we taxpayers provided for him. He is the quintessential salesman. Selling ‘thin air’ came naturally to him. Michelle Boag is a little thick, like Key, but she also possessed ‘street savvy’. All she could see was money in bank, when she introduced him to National. He saw himself as PM from childhood, but not as a ‘servant leader’, rather as the owner and CEO of New Zealand Corp. Now he sees an opportunity to ‘control’ the minds of the myopic and greedy, once again.
The notable thing about John Key’s lies are that his supporters like him for them: they are good, politically justified and confidently delivered lies that make him a skilled and successful politician. Admirable. And they smile when Lefties squeal about his lies.
So, John is being John, and the wrinkled rodents of NZ’s rat pack are overjoyed at being able to do his PR again… SSDD.. Why, and why now?
This is starting to remind me of an Australian soap opera that was aired during 2018.. The John Howard character is played with aplomb by John Key.. The Malcolm Turnbull character is played by Simon Bridges, and Scott Morrison is played by the protege himself, Christopher Luxon… Judith Collins gets to play Spud, the federal defense minister, and nuclear submariner…
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