President Trump has urged Covid vaccine suppliers to share their test results with the public as pharmacies across the country, like CVS (CVS), limit access to the jabs.
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“It is very important that the Drug Companies justify the success of their various Covid Drugs,” Trump said in a Truth Social post on Monday. “Many people think they are a miracle that saved Millions of lives.”
CVS (CVS) limited access to the updated Covid vaccine in over a dozen states “based on the current regulatory environment,” said a company spokesperson. Walgreens has enacted comparable measures in several states. The restrictions come after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently approved the shot for people in high-risk groups.
Trump Pressures Covid Vaccine Companies to Share Results
In the same post, Trump added that Covid drug companies, like Pfizer (PFE), have shown him “extraordinary” information, although “they never seem to show those results to the public.”
Trump oversaw Operation Warp Speed, a federal program that accelerated the development of Covid vaccines in 2020. However, Trump-appointed Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has since questioned the validity of these vaccines, creating uncertainty in the administration’s public health stance.
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