Birdwatch Note Rating
2024-05-08 00:05:14 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 216D46290D121E9140A9C367C71E3EA9D8C6FE378519BE8363BD3A2B6E773AB5
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Scientists at the NIH are receiving royalty payments from the licensing of technologies they have developed, including those related to COVID-19 vaccines and other medical innovations. NIH caps annual royalty payments to individual scientists at $150,000. https://www.newsweek.com/robert-f-kennedy-jr-vaccines-covid-dr-fauci-i-read-science-1572688 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10169267/ https://nypost.com/2023/08/09/325m-in-royalty-payments-to-nih-scientists-included-chinese-and-russian-firms/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC545012/ https://www.foxnews.com/politics/rand-paul-demands-fauci-and-nih-scientists-disclose-pharmaceutical-royalties https://reason.com/2024/03/07/rand-pauls-bill-would-require-nih-scientists-to-disclose-royalties-they-receive-from-drug-companies/ https://www.fiercepharma.com/pharma/moderna-pays-us-government-400m-catch-payment-under-new-covid-19-vaccine-license
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