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The US needs to start donating Covid-19 vaccines to needy countries now.</a> </h3> <div class="epn_byline"> <div class="epn_time">4 years ago</div> <div class="epn_channel channel-fda-plus"><a href="https://endpts.com/channel/fda-plus/" title="Channel: FDA+"><span>FDA+</span></a></div> </div> </div><div class="epn_white_box epn_item"> <div class="epn_image" style="background-image: url('https://endpts.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Ngozi-Okonjo-Iweala-AP-scaled.jpg');"> <a href="https://endpts.com/opinion-waiving-covid-19-vaccine-ip-could-save-lives-but-where-is-the-manufacturing-capacity/" title="Opinion: Waiving Covid-19 vaccine IP could save lives, but where is the manufacturing capacity?"></a> </div> <h3> <a href="https://endpts.com/opinion-waiving-covid-19-vaccine-ip-could-save-lives-but-where-is-the-manufacturing-capacity/" title="Opinion: Waiving Covid-19 vaccine IP could save lives, but where is the manufacturing capacity?">Opinion: Waiving Covid-19 vaccine IP could save lives, but where is the manufacturing capacity?</a> </h3> <div class="epn_byline"> <div class="epn_time">4 years ago</div> <div class="epn_channel channel-fda-plus"><a href="https://endpts.com/channel/fda-plus/" title="Channel: FDA+"><span>FDA+</span></a></div> </div> </div><div class="epn_white_box epn_item"> <div class="epn_image" style="background-image: url('https://endpts.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Joe-Biden-AP-tile-scaled.jpg');"> <a href="https://endpts.com/opinion-meaningful-drug-pricing-reforms-are-headed-nowhere-fast/" title="Opinion: Meaningful drug pricing reforms are headed nowhere fast"></a> </div> <h3> <a href="https://endpts.com/opinion-meaningful-drug-pricing-reforms-are-headed-nowhere-fast/" title="Opinion: Meaningful drug pricing reforms are headed nowhere fast">Opinion: Meaningful drug pricing reforms are headed nowhere fast</a> </h3> <div class="epn_byline"> <div class="epn_time">4 years ago</div> <div class="epn_channel channel-pharma"><a href="https://endpts.com/channel/pharma/" title="Channel: Pharma"><span>Pharma</span></a></div><div class="epn_channel channel-fda-plus"><a href="https://endpts.com/channel/fda-plus/" title="Channel: FDA+"><span>FDA+</span></a></div> </div> </div><div class="epn_white_box epn_item"> <div class="epn_image" style="background-image: url('https://endpts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/FDA-EMA-endpts-tile-shutterstock-and-AP.jpg');"> <a href="https://endpts.com/opinion-us-and-eu-reviews-of-blood-clots-and-jjs-covid-vaccine-show-why-a-transparent-process-matters/" title="Opinion: US and EU reviews of blood clots and J&J’s Covid vaccine show why a transparent process matters"></a> </div> <h3> <a href="https://endpts.com/opinion-us-and-eu-reviews-of-blood-clots-and-jjs-covid-vaccine-show-why-a-transparent-process-matters/" title="Opinion: US and EU reviews of blood clots and J&J’s Covid vaccine show why a transparent process matters">Opinion: US and EU reviews of blood clots and J&J’s Covid vaccine show why a transparent process matters</a> </h3> <div class="epn_byline"> <div class="epn_time">4 years ago</div> <div class="epn_channel channel-fda-plus"><a href="https://endpts.com/channel/fda-plus/" title="Channel: FDA+"><span>FDA+</span></a></div> </div> </div><div class="epn_white_box epn_item"> <div class="epn_image" style="background-image: url('https://endpts.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Chris-Gibson-Getty-1-scaled.jpg');"> <a href="https://endpts.com/recursion-founders-gin-fortunes-as-ipo-backers-shower-436m-on-one-of-the-biggest-boasts-in-ai-based-on-some-very-small-deals/" title="Recursion founders gin fortunes as IPO backers shower $436M on one of the biggest boasts in AI — based on some very small deals"></a> </div> <h3> <a href="https://endpts.com/recursion-founders-gin-fortunes-as-ipo-backers-shower-436m-on-one-of-the-biggest-boasts-in-ai-based-on-some-very-small-deals/" title="Recursion founders gin fortunes as IPO backers shower $436M on one of the biggest boasts in AI — based on some very small deals">Recursion founders gin fortunes as IPO backers shower $436M on one of the biggest boasts in AI — based on some very small deals</a> </h3> <div class="epn_byline"> <div class="epn_time">4 years ago</div> <div class="epn_channel channel-bioregnum"><a href="https://endpts.com/channel/bioregnum/" title="Channel: Bioregnum"><span>Bioregnum</span></a></div> </div> </div><div class="epn_white_box epn_item"> <div class="epn_image" style="background-image: url('https://endpts.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Albert-Bourla-Getty-scaled.jpg');"> <a href="https://endpts.com/opinion-pfizer-biontech-didnt-take-us-governments-support-to-develop-their-vaccine-lets-stop-rewriting-the-facts/" title="Opinion: Pfizer, BioNTech didn't take US government's support to develop their vaccine. 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url('https://endpts.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/GettyImages-1230078638-scaled.jpg');"> <a href="https://endpts.com/biopharma-companies-routinely-shun-revealing-the-hard-truth-when-it-comes-to-rtfs-and-some-people-at-the-fda-think-thats-a-big-problem/" title="Biopharma execs routinely shun revealing the hard truth when it comes to RTFs. 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But is the CEO just whistling past the graveyard?"></a> </div> <h3> <a href="https://endpts.com/one-of-the-giant-vaccine-players-pushes-back-against-a-fundamental-shift-spurred-by-mrna-but-is-the-ceo-just-whistling-past-the-graveyard/" title="One of the giant vaccine players pushes back against a ‘fundamental shift’ spurred by mRNA. But is the CEO just whistling past the graveyard?">One of the giant vaccine players pushes back against a ‘fundamental shift’ spurred by mRNA. 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