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There's arguably some profit motive for Pfizer and Moderna. But there isn't any for the FDA or all its other international peers. Not to mention that if the vac
by potatoz2 5y ago
There's arguably some profit motive for Pfizer and Moderna. But there isn't any for the FDA or all its other international peers. Not to mention that if the vaccine turns out to be dangerous in any way, the reputational damage will be incalculable and completely wipe away the billions made from what will probably be at most 10 doses of the vaccine, if we're unlucky.
- generalizations 5y agoThey can come back from it - other companies have. Do we even remember the scandals Nesle and Monsanto (etc) have weathered? And don't forget that Pfizer and Moderna have been given immunity against any side effects from their COVID treatments. If there's any long term effects, the drug companies are well insulated from any blowback.
- bequanna 5y agoThere is essentially a revolving door between industry and regulators in the US. We shouldn’t trust, we need to independently verify. We need openness and the FOIA. Also, please see vioxx to learn more about how pharma will push drugs with known, serious side effects and try to bury the evidence. Most of these people have their professional lives tied up in a specific drug. You better bet many of them will do damn near anything to push it thru regardless of the human cost. Remember that when there is wrongdoing the individual whistleblower is the exception. The only person out of many that was willing to come forward to do the right thing.