Pfizer CEO Says Vaccine Process Won’t Be Swayed by Politics
- ‘We would never succumb to political pressure,’ Bourla says
- Company has said that it could have vaccine data this month
Albert Bourla
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Pfizer Inc. Chief Executive Officer Albert Bourla said that the company’s pursuit of a vaccine for the novel coronavirus wouldn’t be affected by political pressure, as concerns increase that the rush to find a shot is being influenced by the U.S. presidential election.
In a letter posted on the drugmaker’s website on Thursday, Bourla said, “in this hyper-partisan year, there are some who would like us to move more quickly and others who argue for delay. Neither of those options are acceptable to me.”