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Can J&Jā€™s vaccine approval erase bad pharma?

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SUMMARY: Pharma companies, like J&J, have received criticism for engaging in illegal activities, such as providing kickbacks and bribes, knowingly shipping adulterated or contaminated drugs to pharmacies, and marketing drugs for unapproved uses. Can a COVID-19 vaccine approval suddenly erase that? billion in penalties.

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The drug industry continues to dare regulation

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Pfizer expects to make as much as $22bn from its new Covid pill this year, on top of $37bn it made in 2021 from the vaccine. The study adds further evidence to the idea that drug copay cards are a great short-term deal for patients ā€” and especially the pharma companies that promote them ā€” but a wrong long-term value for healthcare costs.

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Cyberattack targets EMA, hacks COVID-19 vaccine data

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The European Medicines Agency (EMA) says it suffered a cyberattack, with documents relating to a Pfizer and BioNTechā€™s COVID-19 vaccine accessed. Shortly after however BioNTech confirmed that documents submitted as part of its marketing application for coronavirus vaccine BNT-162b had been accessed by the hackers.

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How pharma companies and governments can overcome COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy

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While governments are now getting ready to ensure large-scale, equitable access and distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine, concern about vaccine hesitancy is growing worldwide. The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to continue to impose enormous burdens on societies and economies globally.

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The Pandemic Treaty and the opportunity to end ā€˜vaccine apartheidā€™

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Ben Hargreaves discovers why some have referred to the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines and treatments as a form of apartheid. There are already rules that dictate how countries should react against public health events that have the potential to traverse country borders, through the International Health Regulations.

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GSK flags new data suggesting a stark decline in routine adult vaccinations in the US

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The pharma company and the CDC are recommending that adults continue routine vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic to reduce future vaccine-preventable disease (VPD) outbreaks and overall strain on the healthcare system.

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COVID-19 vaccine equity: Campaigners say onus on pharma companies to start sharing IP and to transfer technology

BioPharma Reporter

Rows about vaccine supply and threats of export blocks donĆ¢t do anything to bring us closer to ending the COVID-19 pandemic, say campaigners pushing for vaccine equity on a global level.