Blowing the whistle on Pfizer in TexasThe article written by Paul Thacker is headed ‘Covid-19: Researcher blows the whistle on data integrity issues in Pfizer’s vaccine trial’. Thacker reveals poor practices at Ventavia, a research company contracted to help to carry out Pfizer’s pivotal Covid-19 vaccine trial in Texas. Speed appears to have come at the cost of data integrity and patient safety. During her short period of employment with Ventavia in September 2020, she repeatedly informed her superiors of poor laboratory management, patient safety concerns, and data integrity issues. Regulatory oversight failureEspecially in the context of ‘Big Pharma’ driven by profit-maximisation, independent regulatory oversight is critical.

Source: Stuff December 09, 2021 04:53 UTC