Nondisclosure Agreements

Vaccine Production Violations

"U.S. Bet Big on Covid Vaccine Manufacturer Even as Problems Mounted," New York Times (2021)

He added, “Any allegation that our safety, quality and compliance systems are not working or that we do not take these responsibilities seriously is false.”

But four former company officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity because they had signed nondisclosure agreements or feared retaliation, described an environment where top Emergent leadership tolerated and even encouraged the flouting of federal standards for manufacturing and marketing products.

One of the former officials said that as the company scrambled to meet the heavy demands of vaccine production, a senior manufacturing supervisor often responded to reports of quality errors by asking: “Do you want me to make drugs or fix issues? I don’t have time to do both.”