Month: April 2021

Also published via The Left Berlin, April 2021 In the wake of the COVID pandemic broke out a search was rightly unleashed for a vaccine. But this has been far from an impeccable victory for science. This article makes three points: First an evident series of scientific errors made by Astra-Zeneca. Secondly a myriad of potential for conflicts of interest exists between prominent scientists, giant drug companies, regulatory agencies meant to monitor safety and government. Thirdly, scientists are vulnerable to pressures of fame, greed and nationalism – just like anybody else. This case history of Astra-Zeneca again exposes why private…