Covid-19: Researcher blows the whistle on data integrity issues in Pfizer’s vaccine trial

@article{Thacker2021Covid19RB,
  title={Covid-19: Researcher blows the whistle on data integrity issues in Pfizer’s vaccine trial},
  author={Paul D. Thacker},
  journal={BMJ},
  year={2021},
  volume={375}
}
Revelations of poor practices at a contract research company helping to carry out Pfizer’s pivotal covid-19 vaccine trial raise questions about data integrity and regulatory oversight. Paul D Thacker reports 
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