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December 30, 2020 23 mins

Pharma stepped up to the plate this year to deliver vaccines in record time and desperately needed therapeutics. Will these historic achievements change the industry's reputation in the eyes of the public? Chief Content Director, Karen Langhauser, and Senior Editor, Meagan Parrish, take a look back at pharma's accomplishments — and stumbles — during the pandemic.

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Audio clips used:

CNBC: "How pharmaceutical companies are responding to the coronavirus outbreak"

CNA: "Pharmaceutical companies scramble to produce coronavirus vaccine"

CNBC: "The Race To Develop A Coronavirus Vaccine"

CBS News: "Trump to meet with pharmaceutical CEOs amid growing coronavirus outbreak"

CNBC: "Trump meets with big pharma to tackle coronavirus"

CBNC: "Moderna CEO Stephane Bancel on executive stock sales"

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