EU signs deal with AstraZeneca, critics warn of ‘dangerous precedent’ as big pharma pushes for COVID-19 vaccine liability waivers

“Governments need to resist pharma pressure and be transparent.” European Union leaders announced Thursday they had signed a contract with pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca exempting the drugmaker from “future product liability” in exchange for it supplying the EU with at least 300 million doses of a still-in-development Covid-19 vaccine by mid-2021. The deal, announced earlier this month, […]