Trade group BIO says it didn’t produce the document on vaccine issues and that it doesn’t reflect its views
Allison DeAngelis is the East Coast biotech and venture capital reporter at STAT, reporting where scientific ideas and money meet. She is also co-host of the weekly biotech podcast, The Readout Loud. You can reach Allison on Signal at AllisonDeAngelis.01.
A memo that purports to summarize a meeting held by members of a leading biotech trade group suggests deep concern about health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s stance on vaccines, and describes him as a “direct threat to public health.”
The four-page document purportedly details topics of conversation at an April 3 meeting of a vaccine policy committee of the trade group BIO, in which attendees discussed anxieties about Kennedy’s positions on vaccines and strategies to engage with more conservative influencers.
The document also includes an apparent quote from someone in attendance: “it is time to go to The Hill and lobby that it is time for RFK Jr to go.”
STAT+ Exclusive Story
Already have an account? Log in
This article is exclusive to STAT+ subscribers
Unlock this article — plus daily coverage and analysis of the biotech sector — by subscribing to STAT+.
Already have an account? Log in
To read the rest of this story subscribe to STAT+.
-
Allison DeAngelis is the East Coast biotech and venture capital reporter at STAT, reporting where scientific ideas and money meet. She is also co-host of the weekly biotech podcast, The Readout Loud. You can reach Allison on Signal at AllisonDeAngelis.01.
-
Elaine Chen covers biotech, co-writes The Readout newsletter, and co-hosts STAT’s weekly biotech podcast, The Readout Loud. You can reach Elaine on Signal at elaineywchen.70.
