Opinion: 'Big Tobacco' COVID-19 vaccine: what were the Liberals thinking? — via financialpost COVID19 vaccine
Have we forgotten that the same Liberal government made a deal with a Chinese company, CanSino, which fell apart when its masters in the Chinese government refused an export permit for critical virus samples, killing required clinical trials?Article content
Is our government naïve, or was it blindsided by a political bias in favour of just about any development in Quebec and a negative bias away from the world’s leading biopharmaceutical developers asThe Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, François-Philippe Champagne is reported to be working with Medicago “
,” but it’s unclear as to whether one can be found. The federal government should have known that Medicago’s ties with PMI would be an issue before investing in the company.the WHO likes Covifenz and its technology, which offers an alternative for those who distrust mRNA vaccines. But whether its vaccine is a good one or not, the WHO can’t ignore the fact that Medicago’s relationship with PMI contravenes its anti-tobacco policy — one that Canada signed and ratified nearly 20 years ago.
Canadian patients, taxpayers and our economy cannot afford a government whose political prejudices or lack of savvy get in the way of the development and availability of the best biopharmaceutical products for Canadians or anyone else. Nigel Rawson is an independent researcher and an affiliate scholar with the Canadian Health Policy Institute. John Adams is cofounder and CEO of Canadian PKU and Allied Disorders Inc. and volunteer board chair of Best Medicines Coalition. The views expressed are the authors’ own and do not necessarily represent those of organizations with which they collaborate.
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