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	Podcast:		Kottke Ride Home
	Episode:		Wed. 08/25 - Comirnaty? How Pfizer's Vaccine Got Its Brand Name (and what it almost was)
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:17:35
	Publish Date:		2021-08-25 19:07:51
	Description:		The Paralympic Games kicked off in Tokyo last night. Here’s what you need to know and a brief history of the games. Plus, how did the Pfizer vaccine end up with the brand name Comirnaty, and what were some of the other contenders? Sponsor: Upstart, upstart.com/kottke Links: Badminton And Taekwondo Make Their Paralympic Debut In Tokyo (NPR) When Did The Paralympics Start, And How Did The Event Get Its Name? (NPR) The Paralympics Finally Get To Prime Time (1A) Paralympics History - Evolution of the Paralympic Movement (IPC) Paralympics 2020: How much do you know about the sports on offer? (BBC) The 2020 Paralympics Will See the Most Openly LGBTQ+ Athletes Ever (them.) How does the Paralympic classification system work? (CNN) Murderball Trailer (Participant, YouTube) Pfizer's Covid Vaccine Is Named Comirnaty (Intelligencer) Comirnaty, Spikevax, and the weird world of branding COVID-19 vaccines (The Verge) Why ‘Comirnaty’ Is The New Name For Pfizer Covid-19 Vaccines, ‘Spikevax’ For Moderna (Forbes) The inside story behind Pfizer and BioNTech's new vaccine brand name, Comirnaty (Fierce Pharma) Samsung phone catches fire on airplane five years after Galaxy Note 7 debacle (Mashable) Starbucks' new apple crisp macchiato joins pumpkin spice latte on the fall menu (CNBC) Kottke.Org Jackson Bird on Twitter See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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