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STAT+: U.K. lawmaker wants regulators to probe pharma companies over ‘misleading’ Covid-19 vaccines statements

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Parliament is calling for regulators to audit pharmaceutical companies that have made misleading statements to the public about their Covid-19 vaccines. A member of the U.K. And the move comes after Moderna was chastised for the second time in five months by a U.K.

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Is the flu shot market a slam dunk for mRNA vaccines? Experts aren’t so sure

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The world needs more effective flu vaccines. And pharmaceutical companies that learned of the vaccine-making power of the messenger RNA platform during the Covid-19 pandemic need new markets for their technology. Here are two things that are true. Read the rest…

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STAT+: Texas AG accuses Pfizer of ‘intentionally’ overstating Covid-19 vaccine effectiveness

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The Texas attorney general has filed a lawsuit accusing Pfizer of “unlawfully” and “intentionally” misrepresenting the effectiveness of its Covid-19 vaccine and attempting to censor its critics. Pfizer did not tell the truth about their Covid-19 vaccines.” “The facts are clear.

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STAT+: South Africa ordered to disclose contracts with Pfizer, J&J, and other Covid-19 vaccine suppliers

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A South African court ruled the government must disclose contracts signed with pharmaceutical companies for Covid-19 vaccines, a victory for advocates who alleged that authorities may have overpaid for the shots and that the lack of transparency masked pharmaceutical profits at the public’s expense.

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: FDA approves Pfizer’s RSV vaccine for newborns; Boehringer sues over IRA

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The Food and Drug Administration approved a Pfizer vaccine that aims to protect newborns against RSV by vaccinating pregnant people, STAT tells us. The vaccine, marketed as Abrysvo, previously won approval for adults over the age of 60.

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Opinion: To learn lessons from pandemics, don’t listen to big pharma

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” But when vaccines to prevent the disease were developed, those same leaders pushed low and middle-income countries to the back of the queue, outbidding poorer countries, as well as COVAX, a worldwide initiative developed to achieve equitable vaccine access, to secure vaccines for themselves.

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STAT+: Bernie Sanders may have reached the limits of his pharma pressure campaign

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For more than a year, Sanders has used his perch atop the Senate health committee to haul the CEOs of pharmaceutical companies that make insulin, vaccines, and more before the panel with progressively more ambitious demands related to their pricing.

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