September 8, 2020, in the race to make a COVID-19 vaccine, the CEO’s of 7 vaccine giants plus 2 emerging companies sign a “historic“pledge to “always make the safety and well-being of vaccinated individuals [their] top priority”, believing their “action would “ensure public confidence” in the development of any inoculation.” [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
The pledge was signed by Pfizer, Merck, Johnson & Johnson, BioNTech, GlaxoSmithKline, AstraZeneca, Sanofi, Moderna and Novavax.
“There are caveats in the pledge. At the bottom of [the Moderna] news release about the pledge, the companies mention “risks and uncertainties” that could cause some different results in the future.” [1]
That press release pledge was looked to be deleted from Moderna’s website but a Dec 10, 2021 page redirection is what no longer works as of Aug 2022. The pledge page is still LIVE, contrary to what was reported by The Highwire Feb 13, 2025 (no doubt they’ll correct this).