Pfizer’s CEO defends Covid vaccines, suggests Trump may deserve a Nobel Peace Prize

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By Ed Silverman Pharmalot Columnist, Senior Writer

FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images STAT+ | Pfizer's CEO defends Covid vaccines, suggests Trump may deserve a Nobel Peace Prize Trump had demanded safety data be made public. Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla countered data have always been available and the vaccine saved 14 million lives. By Matthew Herper STAT+ | Amneal Pharma is scolded by FDA for using contaminated IV bags for a sterile injectable drug The FDA found that Amneal relaxed "major defects" rates in order to accommodate the excessive particulate contamination found in the bags. By Ed Silverman Big shakeups to the childhood vaccination schedule could be nearing Pediatricians fear sweeping changes to long-standing childhood vaccines — from hepatitis B to RSV — as Kennedy reshapes CDC policy. By Elaine Chen JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images STAT+ | A closely watched legal battle over NIH funding cuts could settle soon Hearing on closely watched case regarding NIH grant terminations adjourned until Thursday to allow for negotiations, will proceed to trial if talks fail. By Anil Oza STAT+ | House bill cuts HHS budget but excludes RFK Jr.'s reorganization, maintains NIH funding The bill would fund the NIH at $48 billion next year, compared to the 40% cut in funding sought by the Trump administration. By John Wilkerson and Jonathan Wosen

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