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The presentation of the TTE Comirnarty series in Verona

On 17 May, Tom requested advice on what points to present to the General Assembly of the International Society of Drug Bulletins (ISDB).

These are bulletins regularly published by folks who have no funding other than their own salaries or donations and subscriptions, such as TTE. The aim is to present information typically to prescribers, which is independent of government and pharma (if you can distinguish between the two).

ISDB members are knowledgeable and intelligent, coming from a variety of backgrounds, including chemists, pharmacists, pharmacologists, GPs and social scientists.

Tom had 30 minutes to speak and about 10 minutes to take questions. He was part of a roundtable which included one of the people who signed off on Comirnaty for emergency use at the end of 2020.

As you can imagine, the discussion was lively but respectful and civilised—a rare thing these days.

The points made were broadly the same as those already reported to TTE readers: lightning-fast production, components…