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Drugmakers Will Profit Off COVID Vaccines Generated by Taxpayer-Funded Research
Corporate watchdogs say much of the research and development of the medicines is publicly funded.
Pfizer CEO Dumped $5.6 Million in Stock on Day of Encouraging Vaccine News
A watchdog group has called for Pfizer and other pharmaceutical companies to freeze the sale of stocks by executives.
Trump Administration Is Paying Big Pharma Billions in Rush for Vaccine
We must demand transparency to ensure the vaccine is as safe as possible.
Trump Blocks FDA on Stricter COVID-19 Vaccine Standards
Following the FDA recommendations would all but preclude any emergency clearance for a vaccine before Election Day.
Trump’s Vaccine Czar Refuses to Divest From Company Developing COVID Vaccine
Moncef Slaoui owns $10 million in stock of a company working with his team to develop a vaccine.
Trump Threatens to Block Stricter COVID-19 Vaccine Standards
Trump claimed that he trusts for-profit pharmaceutical corporations to conduct adequate safety testing.
Trump Administration Won’t Guarantee Universal Access to COVID-19 Vaccine
Millions of taxpayer dollars flow to drug companies, but top health officials can’t guarantee an affordable vaccine.
Pharmaceutical Company Pushes New, Unproven COVID Treatment Drug
As physicians, we need to be sure that medical science, not corporate greed or political panic, is driving a treatment.
Will Pharmaceutical Giants Use Patents to Limit Access to COVID Drugs?
Pharmaceutical giant Gilead is poised to make massive profits from patented COVID-19 drugs.
Whistleblower Says He Was Pushed to Give Drug Contracts to Trump-Friendly Firms
Vaccine expert Rick Bright was ousted from his HHS position last month in what he called a "retaliatory demotion."