Vaccine race harming Covid collaboration, says Cambridge v-c

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US President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks during a news conference on the COVID-19 outbreak at the White House on February 26, 2020

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#1 Submitted by NJF on September 3, 2020 - 11:00am

Keeping politicians out is essential, likewise big-pharma's influences need to be reined in, profits above all else doesn't help the situation in a pandemic.

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