Accountable Pharma Applauds New Transition COVID-19 Task Force, Calls for Sharp Move Toward Government Honesty, Transparency, and Accountability

Washington, DC – Today, watchdog and patient advocacy group Accountable Pharma released the following statement on the news that President-elect Joe Biden has stood up a COVID-19 task force made up of doctors and public health experts to guide his incoming Administration’s transition work. 

“We applaud President-elect Biden for taking this pandemic seriously and moving quickly to put scientists and public health experts front and center in his COVID-19 response efforts,” said Eli Zupnick, spokesman for Accountable Pharma. “President-elect Biden and his incoming Administration have a lot of work ahead of them to dig out from the hole the last Administration has dug and restore public trust, increase transparency and accountability across Operation Warp Speed, and ensure that patients and public health are prioritized over drug companies and their profits.”

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