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Doctor communication key to pandemic vaccine adoption

Scienmag

. – People who talk with their doctors are more likely to get vaccinated during a pandemic, according to a study of evidence collected during the “swine flu,” the last pandemic to hit the U.S. before COVID-19.

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Consumers want convenient, online doctor-finding tools

pharmaphorum

When it comes to pharma marketing, historically companies have had to either market direct to consumers — and trust them to find a doctor and bring up the company’s product with them — or to send sales reps to doctors — and hope they had the right mix of potential customers among their patients. That number is up 17% from 2019.

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Pharma maintains high level of trust from UK public and doctors

Drug Discovery World

The ABPI UK Pharma Reputation Index is based on an annual programme of opinion research, commissioned by ABPI from Ipsos, that delves into attitudes held by the general public, members of parliament and healthcare professionals (HCPs) regarding the reputation of the UK pharmaceutical industry.

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Top Russian doctor quits over questionable ethics that rushed through coronavirus vaccine

The Pharma Data

Professor Alexander Chuchalin has quit the Russian Health Ministry’s ethics council due to the quick approval process for the country’s coronavirus vaccine. Many countries have criticised Russia pursuit for a COVID-19 cure, which has skipped Phase 3 trials before giving the vaccine regulatory approval. Safety always comes first.

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Examining COVID’s impact on clinical research participant diversity

pharmaphorum

The clinical research industry has long struggled with participant diversity. A study of FDA-approved vaccine trials from 2011-2020 showed that 78% of participants were white, even though only 60% of the U.S. COVID-19 forced research organisations to adapt. Diversity in COVID-19 vaccine trials. population was. .

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Annaliesa Anderson, Ph.D., Will Lead Pfizer’s Vaccine Research & Development 

The Pharma Data

has been appointed Senior Vice President and Head of the Company’s Vaccine Research & Development (R&D) organization effective August 1, succeeding Kathrin U. Anderson most recently served as Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer for Bacterial Research and Hospital within the Vaccine R&D organization.

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How the Search for Covid-19 Treatments Faltered While Vaccines Sped Ahead

NY Times

Vaccine development exceeded everyone’s expectations. But the next few months will still bring many sick people — and doctors have woefully few drugs with which to treat them.