USA TODAY Every day is a great day. That s what Nancy Poon, a lifelong runner, tells herself about a life now spent in a wheelchair. She was diagnosed in December 2018 with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig s disease.
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Column: COVID-19 vaccine task force transparency crucial
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Drawing on the advice of its vaccine task force last September, the federal government pre-ordered 72 million doses of a product developed jointly by GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi.
It was the second largest of Ottawa’s vaccine procurement deals, likely worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
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But unknown at the time was what came before the purchase. As the 12-member task force met to decide whether to recommend the GSK-Sanofi vaccine, its two leaders each arguably had conflicts of interest. While one recused himself, the other chose not to step away.
Federal task force co-chair advised on COVID vaccine despite possible conflict of interest
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