Pfizer has hired Patrizia Cavazzoni as its new chief medical officer just months into 2025, sparking criticism from the Make America Healthy Again movement and other critics. The move has been likened to a “dumbest, most damaging corporate screwup” since the rollout of New Coke. The hiring is also at odds with the current administration’s efforts to promote transparency and accountability in the pharmaceutical industry, as it brings on board a former top FDA official who will be working closely with the Department of Health and Human Services.
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