Has Moderna failed to disclose required information about funding for its COVID-19 vaccine?
A consumer watchdog group, Public Citizen, says Moderna Inc. has not met some disclosure requirements under its U.S. government contract to develop a coronavirus vaccine. It is asking the funding agency to enforce contractual requirements to disclose the level of non-government funding in the project.
Moderna acknowledges $955 million in federal support, but has not provided details about other funding sources. The company will receive an additional $1.525 billion for 100 million doses if the vaccine is effective.
Other unspecified support from government and nonprofit research institutions is acknowledged in a recent New England Journal of Medicine report on the trial, including money from a Vanderbilt University fund established by singer Dolly Parton.