Democratic Rep. Jim Clyburn questioned whether the White House's plan to boost Covid-19 vaccine developments could be 'benefiting one or two people.'
, two pharmaceutical companies working on separate vaccine candidates, were granted up to $2.1 billion and $1.53 billion, respectively, for development and manufacturing purposes. GSK is working on a joint vaccine project with Sanofi.
Slaoui, who took a $1 salary to lead the federal vaccine initiative in May, resigned his seat on Moderna's board after being announced as chief scientist of Operation Warp Speed. Days later, heWhen asked about Slaoui's selling his interest in Moderna, Clyburn said the investigation intends to bring transparency to the transactions by the program.
Slaoui is also a former executive at GSK who led the British pharmaceutical company's vaccine arm. The subcommittee probe also questions Slaoui's ongoing stake in GSK. Slaoui, who worked at GSK for nearly three decades, declined to divest from the company, citing it as his retirement funds,"We're looking at other things as well. We're not sure. We're saying maybe nothing is wrong at all, but let the sunshine in, and let's see exactly what it is," Clyburn said.
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