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March 27, 2021 — 10.51am
The EU’s attacks on AstraZeneca call into question the company’s decision not to profit from its vaccine, according to a leading member of the scientific team that delivered the breakthrough.
Sir John Bell, the Oxford University professor who helped mastermind the AstraZeneca COVID vaccine, warned that the company’s morale is being damaged by what he sees as unwarranted criticism of its safety and efficacy.
He said AstraZeneca had “never had credit” for its early decision not to profit from the vaccine and that repeated attacks from the EU and figures including Emmanuel Macron have called it into question.
Sir John Bell, Regius Professor of Medicine at the University of Oxford, says AstraZeneca does not get proper credit for selling at cost-price.
Sir John said: “There’s a point at which AstraZeneca could just say you’ve got to be joking, we’re going to stop [charging cost price] now because we’re not getting any credit for what we’re doing. The share price has gone down, not up. We’re making more vaccines than everybody else. This is a safe and effective vaccine, but nobody seems to care.”..............
The Telegraph, London
https://newsbundleonline.com/australia/astrazeneca-is-safe-and-effective-but-nobody-cares-scientist/
