Following the FDA recommendations would all but preclude any emergency clearance for a vaccine before Election Day.
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Even if Pfizer’s vaccine trial yields results by November 3, the FDA review would still take weeks to complete.
Moncef Slaoui owns $10 million in stock of a company working with his team to develop a vaccine.
Trump claimed that he trusts for-profit pharmaceutical corporations to conduct adequate safety testing.
The senator’s remarks came hours after Trump suggested a vaccine could be put to market “before a very special day.”
Shunning the international community in vaccine development and distribution is emblematic of Trump’s America.
Companies are receiving federal grants without guaranteeing they will make the vaccine affordable for all.
Insiders from at least 11 companies working on COVID research have sold shares worth more than $1 billion since March.
Congress could declare treatment development is a response to a national emergency and can’t be subject to patents.
Millions of taxpayer dollars flow to drug companies, but top health officials can’t guarantee an affordable vaccine.