WHAT’S UP: The Trump administration has announced its unconditional surrender to the Covid-19 pandemic. Donald Trump has surrendered without ever joining the battle. I have no doubt he will be remembered as the…
There is NO reason that anyone would get a COVID vaccination
WTF? The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) panel of experts questioned the safety and efficacy of its own rules around emergency COVID-19 vaccine approval at an advisory meeting Thursday. In…
Pharma managers too far removed from patients
As people move up the pharma ladder, their work often revolves around internal management issues, training, and endless meetings to motivate their employees rather than focus on patients.
10 Trends for online health seekers
IN SUMMARY: Online health seekers are using the Internet differently since the pandemic. Treatment options are researched more, and people are using, but not relying, on social media to gather…
Pharma still doesn’t understand transparency
As development towards a COVID-19 vaccine continue so do the number of people who have said they won’t get vaccinated. The only way to get people on board with a…
Projections on pharma digital ad spending wrong
GOOD MORNING: eMarketer is promoting a report on pharma’s projected digital ad spending in the coming year, and from my conversations with pharma insiders, it’s wrong. There will be an…
Anti-Vaxxers could cause deaths from COVID
KEY PONTIFICATION: If the coronavirus vaccine is 75 percent effective—which would be excellent, considering that the flu shot is only about 50 percent effective—roughly two-thirds of the population would need…
Pharma and insurers raking in the cash
HEY NOW: Most companies struggled in the second quarter as the coronavirus pandemic froze the economy, but health insurers like UnitedHealth heavily benefited as people held off on going to the doctor…