Ahead of tomorrow’s House E&C Oversight subcommittee hearing Lower Drug Prices Now produced this memo with background on Operation Warp Speed, and the five drug corporations leading testifying at tomorrow’s hearing: AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Moderna, Novavax and Pfizer. As they try to pat themselves on the back for a job well done, despite their collective refusal to guarantee a safe and affordable vaccine for all Americans, and on top of a long history of price-gouging patients to line their pockets, this pandemic included.

Download LDPN’s Background Memo: Will COVID 19 Vaccines & Medicines Serve Profits or People?