H1N1 pandemic handling lacked transparency, says BMJ, CoE report
This article was originally published in SRA
Executive Summary
Key scientists that advised the World Health Organization on planning for a flu pandemic had done paid work for pharmaceutical companies that stood to gain from the guidance that the scientists were preparing, says a new report by the BMJ and the Bureau of Investigative Journalism1. The WHO, the report adds, did not publicly disclose these conflicts of interest when it published the guidance.