EXCLUSIVE: The @TorontoStar and the @globeandmail published multiple op-eds discussing vaccine mandates and research funding by U of T professor Mark Lautens without disclosing that he's received funding from AstraZeneca. @TrueNorthCentre
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@TorontoStar @globeandmail @TrueNorthCentre Lautens has not hidden his financial relationship with the COVID-19 vax manufacturer as it appears on his public CV and in a tweet where he thanked the company for their support.
Meanwhile, the outlets only referred to him by his other title "J.B. Jones Professor of Chemistry."
Meanwhile, the outlets only referred to him by his other title "J.B. Jones Professor of Chemistry."
@TorontoStar @globeandmail @TrueNorthCentre In one @globeandmail op-ed Lautens describes mandatory vaccination for post-secondary students in residence as an "awfully low bar." Elsewhere, he discourages "vaccine shopping" and names the company directly without revealing his ties.
@TorontoStar @globeandmail @TrueNorthCentre UPDATE: Shortly after this story was published, the Globe and Mail added a disclosure about Lautens' AstraZeneca funding to all of his op-eds.
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