Pharma Stands Up To Trump Pressure With COVID-19 Vaccines Science Pledge

New US Poll Shows Public Distrust

CEOs from the most advanced vaccines developers pledge to maintain standards – for the sake of safety, efficacy and public trust in vaccines.

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The timing of a potential approval has become a political issue ahead of the election - and is undermining US public faith in COVID-19 vaccines.

Chief executives of nine US and European biopharma companies leading COVID-19 vaccines development have come together to pledge that safety and efficacy will not be compromised in order to gain rapid approval for their products.

The companies include Pfizer Inc./BioNTech SE, Moderna, Inc. and AstraZeneca PLC, which say they could still...

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