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Patient groups balk at official negotiating U.K.-India free trade deal; Moderna CEO to be on the Senate hot seat

March 21, 2023
Pharmalot Columnist, Senior Writer
The chief U.K. negotiator for a free trade deal with India spent nearly three decades working for AstraZeneca, which advocacy groups say gives pharma too much influence.
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